tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327028885417240312.post6087753124962727295..comments2024-02-23T01:45:36.309-08:00Comments on Peter G. Shilston's Blog: The Greatest Revolution in HistoryPeter G. Shilstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738298407725174339noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327028885417240312.post-15635889931533313672012-11-01T16:44:53.672-07:002012-11-01T16:44:53.672-07:00"the Romans never built railways"
Agree..."the Romans never built railways"<br /><br />Agreed. But they did have a profound influence on railway development! [Explanation <a href="http://dennishodgson.blogspot.com/2010/02/weve-always-done-it-this-way.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>]<br /><br />I think that Mill's assessment of China is very shallow. Although the country was at a low ebb in the 19th century and was easily exploited by expansionist European powers, at the time of the Han Dynasty it was unquestionably the most technologically advanced civilization in the world. Mill was correct to that point, but does he have anything to say about why this should be? I do. It was that old fraud <a href="http://dennishodgson.blogspot.com/2010/01/confucius-he-say.html" rel="nofollow">Confucius</a>!<br />Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.com