The Americanisation of the world is a fact disregarded only by „fact, the
most adamant idealists who stand firm in their boat-rocking dream. [...]
America has prevailed, regardless of who or what appears on the
chessboard of the world in the coming centuries. It has prevailed and
prospered, perhaps not in the vein of Ancient Greece, but rather as an
entity more akin to a Rome Greek in spirit, but better organized in
practice. [...] Even after Rome had lost its youthful freshness and vigor,
the world continued to strive for a Roman way of life. [...]