I n 1898, when Otto von Bismarck was an old man, a journalist asked him what he took to be the decisive factor in modern history. He answered: “The fact that the North Americans speak English.” It was a prescient remark, in two ways. The linguistic and cultural ties among the English-speaking nations were to play a decisive role in shaping the political history of the century. And in turn, the political and cultural ascendancy of the English-speaking nations were to establish English as the most successful world language since classical times, the preferred medium for international business and trade, science and technology, tourism, and cultural life. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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