中华民族本来没有创造成功。在现代中国人的手里掌握着创造中华民族之使命。一个民族之造成似乎是要经过三个阶段:第一个阶段各部落各自为谋;第二个阶段各部落互相援助;第三个阶段各部落打成一片,站在一个战线上对付一个公敌。外患之来,是一个民族的惟一的试金石。如果我们要知道一个民族已否创造成功,只消在外患压来的时候看它有什么反应,便能一目了然。 The Chinese nation did not create success. In the hands of modern Chinese people hold the mission of creating the Chinese nation. The formation of a nation seems to have gone through three stages: the first stage in which the tribes were seeking each other; the second stage in which the tribes were assisting each other; in the third stage the various tribes were united and stood on a front to deal with a public enemy. Foreign troubles come from being the only touchstone for a nation. If we want to know whether a nation has succeeded or not, we can see at a glance what it will react to when it comes to external pressure.