All states centralized, became larger and centralized their ability to extract resources from their population.
所有中央集权化制的国家,会变得更大,并集中所有能力,对人民敲骨吸髓
1871年后的法国课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
敲骨吸髓,汉语成语,拼音是qiāo gǔ xī suǐ,意思是敲碎骨头来吸骨髓。比喻剥削压迫极其残酷。出自《五灯会元》。