江泽民同志是全党全军全国各族人民公认的享有崇高威望的卓越领导人，伟大的马克思主义者，伟大的无产阶级革命家、政治家、军事家、外交家，久经考验的共产主义战士，中国特色社会主义伟大事业的杰出领导者，党的第三代中央领导集体的核心，“三个代表”重要思想的主要创立者。

Comrade Jiang was an outstanding leader enjoying high prestige acknowledged by the whole Party, the entire military and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, a great Marxist, a great proletarian revolutionary, statesman, military strategist and diplomat, a long-tested communist fighter, and an outstanding leader of the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. He was the core of the Party's third generation of central collective leadership and the principal founder of the Theory of Three Represents.

——马克思主义是我们立党立国、兴党兴国的根本指导思想。江泽民同志留给我们的最可宝贵的财富，就是“三个代表”重要思想。他表示：“我提出这个问题，是经过了长时期思考的。”“‘三个代表’的思想，不是凭空产生的，而是我们十三年来在理论和实践上不断探索和开拓的结果。”“三个代表”重要思想是党必须长期坚持的指导思想。新征程上，我们一定要坚持把马克思主义基本原理同中国具体实际相结合、同中华优秀传统文化相结合，坚持一切从实际出发，不断回答中国之问、世界之问、人民之问、时代之问，始终保持马克思主义的蓬勃生机和旺盛活力。

Marxism is the fundamental guiding ideology, on which our Party and country are founded and thrive. The most valuable asset that Comrade Jiang has left us is the Theory of Three Represents. "I raised this theory after a long period of reflection," he said. "The Theory of Three Represents did not come out of thin air, but out of our constant exploration and pioneering in theory and practice over the past 13 years." The Theory of Three Represents is the guiding principle that the Party must uphold for a long time to come. On our new journey, we must continue to adapt the basic tenets of Marxism to China's specific realities and fine traditional culture. We must proceed from reality in all matters, and constantly respond to the questions posed by China, by the world, by the people and by the times, so as to maintain the vigor and vitality of Marxism.

特别是他集中全党智慧创立了“三个代表”重要思想，进一步回答了什么是社会主义、怎样建设社会主义的问题，创造性回答了建设什么样的党、怎样建设党的问题，深化了我们对新的时代条件下推进中国特色社会主义事业、加强党的建设的规律的认识，以新的思想、观点、论断，继承、丰富、发展了马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论。

In particular, by pooling the wisdom of the whole Party, he formulated the Theory of Three Represents, which further answers the questions of what socialism is and how to build it, and creatively addresses what kind of Party to build and how to build it. The theory has deepened our understanding of rules to advance the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and strengthen Party building under the new conditions. With new ideas, viewpoints and judgments, it serves as a continuation, enrichment and development of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory.