《容忍与自由》精选了胡适极具代表性的二十八篇文章，涵盖了文学、历史、教育、哲学、社会等各个方面的内容，呈现了这位中国自由主义的先驱的自由与民主的思想，“大胆假设,小心求证”的治学方法，“认真做事,严肃做人”的处世风范。(Tolerance and Freedom selected twenty-eight representative articles of Hu Shi and covers all aspects of literature, history, education, philosophy, and society. It presents the idea of freedom and democracy of the Chinese Liberalist pioneer, the way of "bold assumption and careful proof" and "conscientious work and serious life".)