“The history of the world is but the biography of great men,” wrote the historian Thomas Carlyle in 1841. This so-called Great Man Theory of History has long since been discredited. Most historians now believe that kings and presidents have relatively little impact on ordinary people’s lives. Demography, climate and technology matter much more.
历史学家托马斯•卡莱尔(Thomas Carlyle)在1841年写道：“世界历史只是伟人们的传记。”这种所谓的“伟人历史理论”自那以来的很长时间里受到人们的怀疑。大多数历史学家如今认为，国王和总统对普通人的生活相对没什么影响。人口结构、气候和技术要重要得多。
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