1937年7月,在民主与独裁大讨论几近尘埃落定的抗战前夕,胡适发表一篇政论《我们能行的宪政与宪法》,他在此文依然重申其一贯的思想:“宪政可以随时随地开始,但必须从幼稚园下手,逐渐升学上去。宪政是一种政治生活的习惯,唯一的学习方法就是实地参加这种生活。宪政的学习方法就是实行宪政,民治的训练就是实行民治,就如同学游泳必须下水,学网球必须上场一样。”二十世纪中国 In July 1937, on the eve of the near-settled Anti-Japanese War, Hu Shih published a political speech entitled “We Can Do Constitutionalism and the Constitution,” in which he still reiterated his consistent thinking: “Constitutional government may at any time Constitutional government is a habit of political life, and the only way to learn is to participate in this kind of life on the ground. The study method of constitutionalism is the implementation of constitutional government. The training of the people’s government is the implementation of the rule of the people. For example, Swimmers must swim, learn to play tennis must be the same. ”Twentieth Century China