Gosh, it is charmingly written, and reminds me of tenets of thought I have come across in #geopolitical works like The Rise And Fall Of The Great Powers when they discuss #America
> At first sight there is something surprising in this strange unrest of so many happy men, restless in the midst of abundance. The spectacle itself, however, is as old as the world; the novelty is to see a whole people furnish an exemplification of it.