Partly because it has never been monotheistic , china has rarely had the universalistic ambitions of western states .

部分原因是中国从未被“一神思想”主宰，中国也很少有西方国家那种“普救”的野心。

" The creed [ upon which america was founded ] was widely seen as both progressive and universalistic : it accorded with the future , and it was open to all " ( everett carll ladd ) .

这个信条〔美国建立于其上〕被广泛地认为既是进步的又是普遍的：它与未来相一致，并对一切都公开。