Since these intellectuals had limited concern for the national future and limited interest in the problems of the times, how could they hope to advance the national cause.
課餘之暇，只會跳舞郊遊，還是會騰出時間關心社會、參與社會服務？」輔大中文系的陳如雄則說：「苦難的人沒有悲觀的權利，苦難的中國也沒有悲觀的權利。既然苦難，我們就要找出因應、解決的辦法。