Perhaps this two-line elegy to Liu by presidential candidate James Soong is the best tribute to the life of this widely respected and loved independent historian: "For recording the affairs of a century / You will be remembered for all time." Whether anyone will carry on his life's work is a test for today's people of culture. (Alexandra Liu / tr. by Robert Taylor)
總統候選人宋楚瑜的兩句悼文或可做這位廣受尊敬、愛戴的民間史家一生最好的註腳：「紀百年事，成千古名」，而他這一生的志業是否有人傳承，也考驗著這一代的文化人。