University presidents in the Republic of China had exactly the same personality and ideas. Cai Yuanpei of Peking University, Tsinghua, Zhu Kezhen of Zhejiang University, Tang of Jiaotong University, Sabendong of Xiamen University, Fu Jen, Fudan University, Jiang Menglin of Peking University and Xiong Qinglai of Dayun University are all school leaders.

Cai Yuanpei: For the theory, we should follow the common practice of universities all over the world, follow the principle of freedom of thought and adopt the principle of inclusiveness ... No matter what school, those who make sense and hold it to reason have not yet reached the fate of natural elimination. Although they are contrary to each other, they are allowed to develop freely. ...

Mei Yiqi: The spirit of a school is not only the increase of building equipment, but also the people who are really taught.

Zhu Kezhen: The most important elements of a school's education are the selection of professors, books, instruments and buildings, among which the selection of professors is the most important.

Hu Shi: National universities should not only open up the atmosphere, but also aspire to be a model for the public.

Zhang Boling: Learning knowledge is very important, but it cultivates personality, especially the foundation.

Jiang Menglin: In school, all kinds of ideas can develop freely and are not oppressed by a unified thought. Therefore, although all kinds of ideas are different at ordinary times, when some ideas are oppressed by the outside world, they will unite to resist foreign aggression.

Ma Yinchu: However, if you have spirit, you must have ism. The so-called Peking University theory is also sacrificial. Serve the country and society, regardless of your own self-interest, go forward bravely and achieve your highest goal.

Fu Sinian: What is the purpose of running a university? I want to say that running a university is for academics, for young people and for the culture of China and the world. This does not include instrumentalism, so the university has its self-esteem. This is a search for truth, not including using the university as a tool to squeeze people ... we contribute the spirit of this university in the universe.