胡適留學日記卷五三七、卡來爾之愛國說

卷五三七、卡來爾之愛國說

　　（八月九日）

　　頃見卡來爾（Carlyle）之愛國說，乃與吾平日所持相契合，錄之：

　　We hope there is a patriotism founded on something better than prejudice; that our country may be dear to us, without injury to our philosophy; that in loving and justly prizing all other lands, we may prize justly, and yet love before all others, our own stern motherland, and the venerable structure of social and moral life, which mind has through long ages been building up for us there.

　　Carlyle—Essay on Burns

　　〔中譯〕

　　吾輩希望有另一種愛國主義。它不是建立在偏見之上，而將使吾國對吾民更為親愛，又和吾輩之哲學信念相協調；它將使吾國愛一切人，公正地獎勵各個地區，那麼國民也將不顧一切地熱愛這個嚴厲的祖國，它的悠久的社會傳統及道德生活。長期以來，上帝一直在為吾輩營造這一切。

　　——卡來爾：《論彭斯》

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