Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the R.O.C., once said that, "one of the unique characteristics of Chinese culture has been the holding of examinations throughout history by which real talent has been spotted. Such an examination system has won praise abroad recently by foreign scholars who have taken a closer look at our system, and have followed China's system of finding talented people.
國父孫中山先生，在民權主義第六講中，提到「… … 歷代舉行考試，拔取真才，更是中國幾千年的特色，外國學者近來考察中國的制度，便極讚美中國考試獨立的制度，也有仿效中國的制度去拔取真才。