袁世凯帝制自为,受到中外进步舆论的一致谴责。在反袁舆论的影响上,梁启超执其牛耳;在反袁政治主张方面,孙中山水平最高;在思想文化领域对袁世凯封建专制主义的批判,则以李大钊最为彻底、最为深刻。他们作为三种不同政治势力的代官人,实际上代表了历史转折时期三种不同的发展趋向。 Yuan Shikai’s monarchy was self-criticized by both Chinese and foreign progressive media. On the influence of anti-Yuan opinion, Liang Qichao was the leader; Sun Yat-sen had the highest level of anti-Yuan political ideas; and Li Dazhao’s most thorough and profound criticism of Yuan Shikai’s feudal autocracy in the ideological and cultural fields. As substitutes for the three different political forces, they represent in fact the three different trends of development during the historical turning point.