For Morgan in his own way had discovered afresh in America the materialistic conception of history discovered by Marx forty years ago, and in his comparison of barbarism and civilization it had led him, in the main points, to the same conclusions as Marx.

• 原来，摩尔根在美国，以他自己的方式，重新发现了40年前马克思所发现的唯物主义历史观，并且以此为指导，在把野蛮时代和文明时代加以对比的时候，在主要点上得出了与马克思相同的结果。