Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, And Comparisons, Made And Collected in the Course of a Short Residence At the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, And On a Subsequent Journey Through the Country From Pekin to Canton
Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, And Comparisons, Made And Collected in the Course of a Short Residence At the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, And On a Subsequent Journey Through the Country From Pekin to Canton
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The language is oifa nature well calcu- lated to keepkthe mass (rfthe peopk in a state of ignorance. They are neither prohibited from embracing any religion, of which tliey may make a choice, nor coerced to contribute towards, the support of Cffie diey do not approve. The pains that have been taken to inculcate sober habits, to destroy mutual confi- dence, and render every man reserved and suspicious of his neighbour, could not fail to put an end to social intercourse.
No meetings were held, ev...en for convivial purposes, beyond the femily circle ; and these only at the festival of a new vear.
Those kind of turbulent assemblies, where real or imagined grievances are di^icussed wkhallthe rancour and violence that malicious insinuations against government, added to tlie effects of intoxicating draughts, too frequently inspire, nevor happen L 1 * • Digitized by VjOOQ IC i66 tRAVELS IN CHINA.
among the Chinese* Contented in having no voice in the go- vernment, it has nfeVer occuired to them that they have my rights : * and they certainly enjoy none but what are liable to be invaded and trampled on, whenever the sovereign, or any of his representatives, from interest, malice, or caprice, think fit to exercise the power that is within their erasp* The doc- trine of employing resistance against oj^M^sion, applied to the people, and the government, is so contrary to every sentiment of the former, that the latter has little to fear on that score* Partial insurrections occasionally happen ; but they are ge- nerally owing to the extreme poverty of the people, which, in seasons of scarcity and famine, compels them to take by vio-^ lencc the means of subsisting life, which otherwbe they could not obtain.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The language is oifa nature well calcu- lated to keepkthe mass (rfthe peopk in a state of ignorance. They are neither prohibited from embracing any religion, of which tliey may make a choice, nor coerced to contribute towards, the support of Cffie diey do not approve. The pains that have been taken to inculcate sober habits, to destroy mutual confi- dence, and render every man reserved and suspicious of his neighbour, could not fail to put an end to social intercourse.
No meetings were held, ev...en for convivial purposes, beyond the femily circle ; and these only at the festival of a new vear.
Those kind of turbulent assemblies, where real or imagined grievances are di^icussed wkhallthe rancour and violence that malicious insinuations against government, added to tlie effects of intoxicating draughts, too frequently inspire, nevor happen L 1 * • Digitized by VjOOQ IC i66 tRAVELS IN CHINA.
among the Chinese* Contented in having no voice in the go- vernment, it has nfeVer occuired to them that they have my rights : * and they certainly enjoy none but what are liable to be invaded and trampled on, whenever the sovereign, or any of his representatives, from interest, malice, or caprice, think fit to exercise the power that is within their erasp* The doc- trine of employing resistance against oj^M^sion, applied to the people, and the government, is so contrary to every sentiment of the former, that the latter has little to fear on that score* Partial insurrections occasionally happen ; but they are ge- nerally owing to the extreme poverty of the people, which, in seasons of scarcity and famine, compels them to take by vio-^ lencc the means of subsisting life, which otherwbe they could not obtain.
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