Taiwan has not been democratic for long, and the political atmosphere is thick with ideology. There is often pressure to "choose sides." But through it all Lai has carried himself with the dignity of a scholar.
民主化未久的台灣，意識型態濃厚的政治環境，「選邊站」被認為是政治人物的必然動作，但賴英照能行能止，凸顯了知識分子的淡泊明志。