Quote by Walter Russell Mead

You look at the steamboat, the railroad, the car, the airplane - not all of these were invented in the Anglo-American world, but they were popularized and extended by it. They were made possible by the financial architecture, the capital intensive operations invented and developed by the Anglo-Americans.

You look at the steamboat, the railroad, the car, the airpla

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This quote suggests that while inventions like the steamboat, railroad, car, and airplane were not necessarily invented by Anglo-Americans, they were greatly popularized and expanded by them. The quote attributes this to the financial architecture and capital-intensive operations developed by Anglo-Americans, which provided the necessary support and resources for these technologies to thrive. In other words, although the origins of these inventions may be diverse, the Anglo-American world played a pivotal role in advancing and facilitating their widespread success.

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By Walter Russell Mead

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