近代前期思想家对英国贵族制的评论

The Comments on the British Aristocracy by Thinkers in the Early Period of Modern Times

在近代前期的200多年里,英国乃至欧洲思想界长久关注着不列颠贵族体制,对其褒扬或贬抑。两种力量的基本发展态势是,在17世纪,“褒扬派”占有绝对优势;进入18世纪后,两派势头呈大致均衡;19世纪以来“贬抑派”的势头则逐渐增强。但由于传统保守主义文化的影响和政府限制,国内始终没有形成强大的反对贵族体制的政治运动。

From 17~ th century to 19~ th century, the English and European realms of ideology had paid close attention to British aristocracy. The admirers had an absolute preponderance in the 17~ th century, there was a balance between the admirers and criticizers in the 18~ th century, and the tendency of the criticizers had become stronger and stronger since 1800 onwards. Owing to the influence of the traditional conservative culture and the limitations of government, there had never been any important political campaign of anti-aristocracy on this land.$$$$