ゞhistorical lectures and essays(臥櫛帽署帽旋煽雰讐恙)〃

和墮云慕

耶紗慕禰

historical lectures and essays(臥櫛帽署帽旋煽雰讐恙)- 及15准


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will ape the outside of our so´called civilisation�察�even absorb a few of our 

ideas�察    �not   merely     that�察 �but   truly    civilised   men     who     will   think   for 

themselves�察�invent for themselves�察�act for themselves�察�and when the sacred 

lamp   of   light   and    truth   has   been   passed   into   their   hands�察  �carry   it   on 

unextinguished�察 �and   transmit   it   to   their   successors   without   running  back 

every   moment   to   get   it   relighted   by   those   from   whom   they   received   it�此�

and who are boundremember thatpatiently and lovingly to relight it for 

them�察�to give freely to all their fellow´men of that which God has given to 

them and to their ancestors�察�and let God�察�not man�察�be judge of how much 

the Red Indian or the Polynesian�察�the Caffre or the Chinese�察�is capable of 

receiving and of using。 

     Moreover�察�in history there is no record�察�absolutely no record�察�as far as I 

am   aware�察  �of   any   savage   tribe   civilising   itself。    It   is   a   bold   saying。 I 

stand by my assertion�此            �most happy to find myself confuted�察�even in a 

single instance�察�for my being wrong would give me�察�what I can have no 

objection to possess�察�a higher opinion than I have now�察�of the unassisted 

capabilities of my fellow´men。 

     But   civilisation   must   have   begun   somewhen�察  �somewhere�察  �with   some 

person�察�or some family�察�or some nation�察�and how did it begin�拭�

     I have said already that I do not know。                But I have had my dream 

like the philosopherand as I have not been ashamed to tell it elsewhere�察�I 

shall not be ashamed to tell it here。           And it is this�此�

     What   if   the   beginnings   of   true   civilisation   in   this   unique�察  �abnormal�察�

diseased�察      �unsatisfied�察    �inprehensible�察        �and     truly   miraculous       and 

supernatural       race   we   call  man�察   �had    been   literally�察  �and   in  actual   fact�察�



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miraculous and supernatural likewise�拭             �What if that be the true key to the 

mystery of humanity and its origin�拭�What if the few first chapters of the 

most ancient and most sacred book should point�察�under whatever symbols�察�

to the actual and the only possible origin of civilisation�察�the education of a 

man�察�or a family by beings of some higher race than man�拭                      �What if the 

old   Puritan   doctrine   of   Election   should   be   even   of   a   deeper   and   wider 

application than divines have been wont to think�拭                �What if individuals�察�if 

peoples�察�have been chosen out from time to time for a special illumination�察�

that they might be the lights of the earth�察�and the salt of the world�拭                �What 

if   they   have�察  �each   in  their   turn�察 �abused    that   divine   teaching    to  make 

themselves   the   tyrants�察  �instead   of   the   ministers�察  �of   the   less   enlightened�拭�

To increase the inequalities of nature by their own selfishness�察�instead of 

decreasing them�察�into the equality of grace�察�by their own self´ sacrifice�拭�

What if the Bible after all was right�察�and even more right than we   were 

taught to think�拭�

     So runs my dream。          If�察�after I have confessed to it�察�you think me still 

worth listening to�察�in this enlightened nineteenth century�察�I will go on。 

     At   all   events�察  �what   we   see   at   the   beginning   of   all   known   and   half´ 

known history�察�is not savagery�察�but high civilisation�察�at least of an outward 

and material kind。        Do you demur�拭         �Then recollect�察�I pray you�察�that the 

three   oldest   peoples   known   to   history   on   this   planet   are   Egypt�察  �China�察�

Hindostan。       The first glimpses of the world are always like those which 

the book of Genesis gives us�察�like those which your own continent gives 

us。    As it was 400 years ago in America�察�so it was in North Africa and in 

Asia 4000 years ago�察�or 40��000 for aught I know。                  Nay�察�if anyone should 

askAnd   why   not   400��000   years   ago�察  �on   Miocene   continents   long   sunk 

beneath the Tropic   sea�拭        �I   for   one have   no   rejoinder   saveWe   have   no 

proofs as yet。 

     There loom up�察�out of the darkness of legend�察�into the as yet dim dawn 

of history�察�what the old Arabs call Races of pre´Adamite Sultanscolossal 

monarchies�察  �with   fixed   and   often   elaborate   laws�察  �customs�察  �creeds�察  �with 

aristocracies�察�priesthoodsseemingly always of a superior and conquering 



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race�察�with a mass of mon folk�察�whether free or half´free�察�posed of 

older conquered races�察�of imported slaves too�察�and their descendants。 

     But whence es the royal race�察�the aristocracy�察�the priesthood�拭�You 

inquire�察  �and   you   find   that   they   usually   know   not   themselves。   They   are 

usuallyI had almost dared to say�察�alwaysforeigners。 They have crossed 

the    neighbouring      mountains。       The     have   e     by   sea�察  �like  Dido    to 

Carthage�察�like Manco Cassae and Mama Belle to America�察�and they have 

sometimes forgotten when。             At least they are wiser�察�stronger�察�fairer�察�than 

the aborigines。       They are to themas Jacques Cartier was to the Indians 

of Canadaas gods。          They are not sure that they are not descended from 

gods。     They are the Children of the Sun�察�or what not。                  The children of 

light�察  �who   ray   out   such   light   as   they   have�察  �upon   the   darkness   of   their 

subjects。     They are at first�察�probably�察�civilisers�察�not conquerors。                For�察�if 

tradition is worth anythingand we have nothing else to go uponthey are 

at first few in number。        They e as settlers�察�or even as single sages。              It 

is�察�in all tradition�察�not the many who influence the few�察�but the few who 

influence the many。 

     So aristocracies�察�in the true sense�察�are formed。 

     But   the   higher   calling    is   soon  forgotten。    The   purer   light   is   soon 

darkened in pride and selfishness�察�luxury and lust�察�as in Genesis�察�the sons 

of   God   see   the   daughters of   men�察  �that they  are   fair�察  �and they  take   them 

wives   of   all   that   they   choose。    And   so    a  mixed   race   springs   up    and 

increases�察  �without   detriment   at   first   to   the   monwealth。         For�察  �by   a 

well´known   law   of   heredity�察  �the   cross   between   two   races�察  �probably   far 

apart�察�produces at first a progeny possessing the forces�察�and�察�alas� �probably 

the vices of both。        And when the sons of God go in to the daughters of 

men�察  �there   are   giants   in   the   earth   in   those   days�察  �men   of   renown。 The 

Roman Empire�察�remember�察�was never stronger than when the old Patrician 

blood      had    mingled      itself   with    that    of   every    nation     round     the 

Mediterranean。 

     But it does not last。       Selfishness�察�luxury�察�ferocity�察�spread from above�察�

as    well   as  from    below。     The    just   aristocracy    of   virtue   and   wisdom 



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bees   an   unjust   one   of   mere   power   and   privilege�察  �that   again�察  �one   of 

mere wealth   corrupting and   corrupt�察  �and is   destroyed�察 �not by  the  people 

from below�察�but by the monarch from above。                   The hereditary bondsmen 

may know 

       Who would be free�察�Himself must strike the blow。 

       But   they   dare   not�察  �know   not   how。   The   king   must   do   it   for   them。 

He   must   bee   the   State。      ;Better   one   tyrant�察─  �as   Voltaire   said�察  �
弌戻幣�紺� 指概 [Enter] 囚 卦指慕朕��梓 ○ 囚 卦指貧匯匈�� 梓 ★ 囚 序秘和匯匈。 壘匯和 耶紗慕禰紗秘慕尺