John Stuart Mill,"The Battle of marathon, even as an event in british history is more important than the battle of Hastings. If the issue of that day had been different the britons and the Saxons might still have been wandering in the woods 扣使是作为英国历史上的事件而言,马拉松之 战也要比黑斯廷斯之战更为重要。如果那天的 结果相反,不列颠人和萨克森人可能还在丛林 里游荡呢。” Review of George grote's History of Greece, 1846=FJohn Stuart Mill, “The Battle of Marathon, even as an event in British history, is more important than the Battle of Hastings. If the issue of that day had been different, the Britons and the Saxons might still have been wandering in the woods.” “即使是作为英国历史上的事件而言，马拉松之 战也要比黑斯廷斯之战更为重要。如果那天的 结果相反，不列颠人和萨克森人可能还在丛林 里游荡呢。” （Review of George Grote’s History of Greece,1846年）