殖民主义是资产阶级执行的一种政策;资本主义的发展离不开这种政策。资本主义生产要求不断扩张它的销售市场和原料产地。这是它的生死存亡的条件。英国资产阶级自己就曾经把资本主义比作橡树形象地说明了这一点。他们说:“橡树是不能在花盘里培植起来的。它需要有足够的土地来生根,有足够的空间来生长枝叶。”因此,资本主义是一个世界体系。我们知道,西欧资本主义 Colonialism is a policy executed by the bourgeoisie; the development of capitalism can not be separated from such a policy. Capitalist production requires constant expansion of its sales markets and raw materials. This is its life and death conditions. The British bourgeoisie, by its very nature, compared capitalism to oak-tree to illustrate this point. They say: “Oak trees can not be cultivated in flower plates, and they need enough land for rooting and plenty of room to grow branches and leaves.” "Capitalism is therefore a world system. We know that western European capitalism