公爵请进 关于“中国睡狮论”

高守业

真是个有意思的话题，和那篇《拿破仑睡狮论——一则层累造成的民族寓言》 一样，又偶然发现了一张图：


1958年12月1日美国《时代》杂志封面，注意右上角：

iron duke

看来这个“层累造史”，中外人士都参与了。
上一段正经的原文( Napoleon in exile: or, A voice from St. Helena.  - By Barry Edward O'Meara, Napoléon I )：
I said, that we could easily compel the Chinese to grant good terms by means of a few ships of war; that, for example, we could deprive them altogether of salt, by a few cruizers properly stationed. Napoleon replied, " It would be the worst thing you have done for a number of years, to go to war with an immense empire like China, and possessing so many resources. You would doubtless, at first succeed, take what vessels they have, and destroy their trade; but you would teach them their own strength. They would be compelled to adopt measures to defend themselves against you; they would consider and say, 'we must try to make ourselves equal to this nation. Why should we suffer a people, so far away, to do as they please to us? We must build ships, we must put guns into them, we must render ourselves equal to them. They would," continued the emperor, " get artificers, and ship-builders, from France, and America, and even from London; they would build a fleet, and in the course of time, defeat you."