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1、中国人的精神辜鸿铭INTRODUCTIONTheReligionofGood-citizenshipSage,thunivirnichtrechtlWirmussendenPobelbetrugen,Scihnur,ivieungeschickt,sichnuriviewildersichzeigtUngeschickundwildsindallerohenBetrogenen;SeidnurredlichundfiihrtihnzumMenschlichenan.GoetheTHEgreatwaratthe
2、presentmomentisabsorbingalltheattentionoftheworldexclusiveofeverythingelse.ButthenIthinkthiswaritselfmustmakeseriousthinkingpeopleturntheirattentiontothegreatproblemofcivilisation.AllcivilisationbeginsbytheconquestofNature,i.e.bysubduingandcontrollingtheterr
3、ificphysicalforcesinNaturesothattheycandonoharmtomen.ThemoderncivilisationofEuropeto-dayhassucceededintheconquestofNaturewithasuccess,itmustbeadmitted,hithertonotattainedbyanyothercivilisation.Butthereisinthisworldaforcemoreterribleeventhantheterrificphysica
4、lforcesinNatureandthatisthepassionsintheheartofman.TheharmwhichthephysicalforcesofNaturecandotomankind,isnothingcomparedwiththeharmwhichhumanpassionscando.Untilthereforethisterribleforce,_thehumanpassions_isproperlyregulatedandcontrolled,therecanbe,itisevide
5、nt,notonlynocivilisation,butevennolifepossibleforhumanbeings.Inthefirstearlyandrudestageofsociety,mankindhadtouse_Aren'twejustdoingtherightthing?themobwemustbefoolthem;See,now,howshiftless!andlooknowhowwild!{orsuchisthemob-ShiftlessandwildallsonsofAdamarewhe
6、nyoubefoolthem;Bebuthonestandtrue,andthusmakehuman,themall.physicalforcetosubdueandsubjugatehumanpassions.Thushordesofsavageshadtobesubjugatedbysheerphysicalforce.Butascivilisationadvances,mankinddiscoversaforcemorepotentandmoreeffectiveforsubduingandcontrol
7、linghumanpassionsthanphysicalforceandthisforceiscalledmoralforce.ThemoralforcewhichinthepasthasbeeneffectiveinsubduingandcontrollingthehumanpassionsinthepopulationofEurope,isChristianity.Butnowthiswarwiththearmamentprecedingit,seemstoshowthatChristianityhasb
8、ecomeineffectiveasamoralforce.Withoutaneffectivemoralforcetocontrolandrestrainhumanpassions,thepeopleof1Europehavehadagaintoemployphysicalforcetokeepcivilorder.AsCar-lyletrulysays,"EuropeisAnarc