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In spite of overwhelming evidence, it is most difficult for a citizen of western Europe to bring thoroughly home to himself the truth that the civilisation which surrounds him is a rare exception in the history of the world.

尽管有压倒性的证据，但西欧公民最难以彻底认识到这样一个事实:他周围的文明是世界历史上罕见的例外。

— Henry James Sumner Maine 亨利·詹姆斯·萨姆纳·缅因州