The beginning of equality under the law; the advent of due process; the birth of human rights. Whatever. For the British, this year’s truly momentous anniversaries do not concern Magna Carta. We should instead celebrate 1415 and 1815, the battles of Agincourt and Waterloo. Not only did they involve Britain’s favourite historical activity of beating the French, they contrived to achieve it in the most British way possible: by getting the enemy stuck in the mud.
法律面前人人平等原则的发端；正当程序的起源；人权的诞生。诸如此类。对英国人来说，今年真正重大的纪念日并不关乎《大宪章》(Magna Carta)。我们其实应该庆祝1415年的阿金库尔战役(Battle of Agincourt)和1815年的滑铁卢战役(Batttle of Waterloo)。它们不仅涉及英国人最喜爱的历史性活动——击败法国人，而且是用最富有英国人特色的方式实现的：让敌人陷在泥沼里。
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