 | Hartmann Henry Sultzberger - 1884 - 234 sider
...respect or consideration as a man of culture ? They believe, as Mr. Meadows observed, " that we had, it is true, the power to do some great and extraordinary...things, but so have the elephants and other wild animals the Chinaman occasionally sees and hears of ; in his eyes, therefore, we are all barbarians ; without... | |
 | Harley Farnsworth MacNair - 1927 - 976 sider
...a country must, in short, have a powerful government, good laws, and be altogether in a high state of civilization. All this the Chinaman, having never...to do some great and extraordinary things, but so havetheelephantsandotherwild animals, he occasionally sees and hears of; in his eyes, therefore, we... | |
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... of civilization. All this the Chinaman, having never compared the various states of different nations, is not only quite unable to perceive of himself, but often not even when it is pointed out to him at great length. We have, it is true, the power... 