New York has got some explaining to do…

[...Europe in general has ceased to be the center of the world. It is foolish to hope that Europe as it is will again occupy that position. The present terrific crisis, in spite of its devastating effects on the United States, will change the relation of forces still farther, not in favor of Europe, but in favor of the United States and the colonial countries. To see far it is best to stand on the roof of a skyscraper. The most suitable point for observing the world panorama in every respect, I consider to be New York.]