"It's all a matter of perspective. When a Chinese porter hits a French soldier, the result is a public cry of 'Barbarity!' But when a French soldier hits a Chinese porter, it is a necessary blow to civilisation."
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Luís Augusto Lopes on Nostr: Barbarism - Civilisation' is an illustration by René Georges Hermann-Paul, which was ...
Barbarism - Civilisation' is an illustration by René Georges Hermann-Paul, which was first published in 1899 in the magazine Le Cri de Paris at the beginning of the Boxer Rebellion in #China 🇨🇳. It was accompanied by the following caption:
"It's all a matter of perspective. When a Chinese porter hits a French soldier, the result is a public cry of 'Barbarity!' But when a French soldier hits a Chinese porter, it is a necessary blow to civilisation."
Via: Bitácora Soviética
"It's all a matter of perspective. When a Chinese porter hits a French soldier, the result is a public cry of 'Barbarity!' But when a French soldier hits a Chinese porter, it is a necessary blow to civilisation."
Via: Bitácora Soviética