九一八事变激起了中国知识分子的强烈民族情绪,作为自由主义领航人的胡适在国家处境日难一日的情况下,与其他同仁一道以《独立评论》为平台进行了激烈的讨论、辩争,表达了一个自由主义者深切的民族主义关怀,具体呈现为理性爱国主义、国家利益高于一切和对自由主义的坚持三个显著特点。 The Sept. 18th incident stirred up the strong national sentiments of Chinese intellectuals. As the leader of liberalism, Hu Shi conducted heated discussions with other colleagues on the platform of “independent review” under the circumstances that the country was in a dilemma. Argued and expressed a deep-seated nationalist concern for liberals, specifically showing three distinctive features: rational patriotism, national interests above all else and insistence on liberalism.