宪政与民主,是中国近代学术思想史上的一个揪心话题。百年以来,政学两界涉陷皆深,口诛笔伐连带刀光剑影,虽力避而不能免。在以宪政为治学领域的诸多学人中,钱端升的学思甚值回味。这不仅在于他是最早一批留学西方、取法异域治道与治式而学有所成的中国学 Constitutional government and democracy are a disturbing topic in the history of modern Chinese academic thought. For centuries, both political and political circles have been deeply involved in the dispute, and the vocal opposition to the sword has not been avoided. Among the many scholars in the field of constitutional government, Qian Duansheng’s study is worth recalling. This is not only because he is one of the earliest Chinese students to study in the West and learn from the outside world