The author Lung Ying-tai, head of the Taipei City Cultural Council Planning Office, used these metaphors in a speech she made to the political science department at National Taiwan University. Her hope was that over the course of their future careers in government and politics, the students in her audience would from time to time reflect upon the humanities 'concerns.
﹘ ﹘這是即將擔任北市文化局局長的作家龍應台，在今年五月對台大政治系學生演講時所做的提醒，希望他們在從政的路上，時時以人文思考為念。