毛泽东是中国历史上第一个喊出“人民万岁”的领袖。他把为人民服务作为中国共产党人干事创业的唯一目的性。他书写的“为人民服务”五个大字,永远镌刻在被誉为“第一国门”的新华门。在谈到和人民群众的关系时,毛泽东说过“群众是真正的英雄,党离不开群众,而群众却是独立于党之外的力量,党和群众的关系是鱼与水的关系。”毛泽东还进一步解释说:“党群关系好比鱼 Mao Zedong was the first leader in Chinese history to shout ”long live the people.“ He regarded serving the people for the sole purpose of starting a business for a Chinese communist officer. He wrote ”serving the people “ five characters, always engraved in Xinhua Gate known as ”the first country “. When talking about relations with the people, Mao Zedong said: ”The masses are the real heroes, the party can not be separated from the masses, and the masses are independent of the party. The relationship between the party and the masses is the relationship between fish and water Mao Zedong further explained: "Party-mass relations are like fish