Fukuzawa Yukichi, the founder of Keio, is a major thinker in modern Japanese history. He knew that if Japan did not react immediately to the Western challenge, it would be even harder to get a footing on the world stage later.
慶大創辦人福澤諭吉，是日本近代史上最重要的一位思想家，他震撼於西洋船堅砲彈之利，但也明瞭更「可怕」的是船堅砲利背後的紮實基礎，日本若不急起直追，以後更難在世界舞台上立足。