An old acquaintance, former Judicial Yuan president Lin Yang-kang, says, "I knew Lee was a good businessman, but it was only then I realized he was also an ethical one."
李瑞河為償債而散盡家財，卻也因此留下了美名，熟識多年的老友、前司法院院長林洋港就曾說過：「以前只知道李瑞河是個成功的商人，如今才知道，李瑞河還是個有良心的商人。」