Ting m - ngun gii phng cc dn tc b p bc

- Nguyn An NinhNhiu ngi An Nam thch bp b nm ba ting Ty hn ldin t tng cho mch lc bng ting nc mnh. Hnh nh vi h, vic s dng Php ng l mt du hiu thuc giai cp qu tc, cng nh s dng nc sui Pe-ri- (Perrier) v ru khai v biu trng cho nn vn minh chu u. Nhiu ngi An Nam b Ty ho hin nay tng rng khi cp nht nhng cai tm thng ca phong ho chu u h s lm cho ng bo ca mnh tin h c o to theo kiu Ty phng. Thi m tt v vn ho chu u nh th khng nn lmchng ta ngc nhin. V ch c kh nng thng thc mt nn vn ho ngoi bang. Nhng kiu kin trc v trang tr lai cng ca nhng ngi nh ny thuc v nhng ngi An Nam c hun c theo ci m nhng ngi ng Dng gi l vn minh Php, chng t nhng ngi An Nam b Ty ho chng c c mt th vn minh no. Vic t b vn ho cha ng v ting m phi lm cho mi ngi An Nam tha thit vi ging ni lo lng. Ting ni l ngi bo v qu bu nht nn c lp ca cc dn tc, l yu t quan trng nht gip gii phng cc dn tc b thng tr. Nu ngi An Nam hnh din gi gn ting ni ca mnh v ra sc lm cho ting ni y phong ph hn c kh nng ph bin ti An Nam cc hc thuyt o c v khoa hc ca chu u, vic gii phng dn tc An Nam ch cn l vn thi gian. Bt c ngi An Nam no vt b ting ni ca mnh, th cung ng nhin khc t nim hi vng gii phng ging ni. (...) V th, i vi ngi An Nam chng ta, chi t ting m ng ngha vi t chi s t do ca mnh...(...) Nhiu ng bo chng ta, bin minh vic t b ting m , than phin rng ting nc mnh ngho nn. Li trch c ny khng c c s no c. H ch bit nhng t thng dng ca ngn ng v cn ngho nhng

t An Nam hn bt c ngi ph n v nng dn An Nam no. Ngn ng ca Nguyn Du ngho hay giu? V sao ngi An Nam c th dch nhng tc phm ca Trung Quc sang nc mnh, m li khng th vit nhng tc phm tng t? Phi quy li cho s ngho nn ca ngn ng hay s bt ti ca con ngi? An Nam cng nh mi ni khc, u c th ng dng nguyn tc nay: iu g ngi ta suy ngh k s din t r rng, v d dng tm thy nhng t ni ra.(...) Chng ta khng th trnh n chu u, vai tr hng o ca gii tri thc chng ta buc h phi bit t nht l mt ngn ng chu u hiu c chu u. Nhng nhng kin thc thu nhp c, h khng c gi ring cho mnh. ng bo ca h cng phi thng phn na. Tuy nhin, s cn thit phi bit mt ngn ng chu u hon ton khng ko theo chuyn t b ting m . Ngc li, th ting nc ngoi m mnh hc c phi lm giu cho ngn ng nc mnh.(...)