Because of Western civilization's emergence as the exemplary civilization, it also presents problems to the whole world.

虽然西方文明的崛起,作为现代文明的模板,但是它也反映出了世界范围内的现存问题

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Non-Western peoples who wish to share in the things that characterize modernity will need to study the ideas and history of Western civilization to achieve what they want, and westerners, I would argue, who wish to preserve these things must do the same.

希望分享西方现代特点的,非西方人士需要学习,西方文明的思想和历史,以实现自己的理想,而对西方,而我要说,那些希望,保留自身文明的西方人,也必须做相同的事

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