中华民族到了十九世纪就到了一个特殊时期。在此以前,华族虽与外族久已有了关系,但是那些外族都是文化较低的民族。纵使他们入主中原,他们不过利用华族一时的内乱而把政权暂时夺过去。到了十九世纪,这个局势就大不同了,因为在这个时候到东亚来的英、美、法诸国绝非匈奴、鲜卑、蒙古、倭寇、清人可比。原来人类的发展可分两个世界,一个是东方的亚洲,一个是西方的欧美。两个世界虽然在十九世纪以前曾有过关系,但是那种关系是时有时无的,而且是可有可无的。在东方这个世界里,中国是领袖,是老大哥,我们以大哥自居,他国连日本在内,也承认我们的优越地位。到了十九世纪,来和我们找麻烦的不是我们东方世界里的小弟们,是那个素不相识而且文化根本互异的西方世界。
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