“礼乐之邦”四字,是从前中国人用来表示自己文化所以别于其他一切野蛮民族的。但这四字,同时亦足以表示中西文化根本相峙之处。我们知道:西洋人是以“法律”绳治人民一切外面行动,而以“宗教”感化人们一切内心作用。所以西洋人常常自夸为“法治国家”与“宗教民族”,以别于其他一切“无法无天”的未开化或半开化民族。 The word “state of courtesy and music” was used by the Chinese people to express their own culture differently from all other barbarian peoples. However, the four characters are sufficient to show that there is a fundamental tension between Chinese and Western cultures. We know that foreigners use “laws” to govern all the people’s actions outside, and use “religion” to influence people’s innermost interests. Therefore, the foreigners often boast of “the country under the rule of law” and “religious nation”, as opposed to all other “uncivilized” or uncivilized or semi-civilized peoples.