There never has been. on the other hand. the slightest indication of any desire for what we call freedom or representative government east of Constantinople. The battle of Marathon was but the struggle between a race which had the instinct and desire for freedom and the opposite principle. The form of government natural to the Asiatic has always been a despotism. You may search the history of Asia and of the East for the slightest trace. not merely of any understanding. but of any desire for political liberty. as we understand the word. In the village communities of India. in the Mura of Japan. in the towns and villages of China you can find forms of local selfgovernment which are as successful as they are ancient.
Identified stereotypes
Asiatics are described as historically lacking any desire for freedom or representative government, with despotism being their natural form of government.