Economic Activity Is Carried Out By Individuals

The Nation Will Continue To Be A Central Pole Of Identification, Even If More And More Nations Come To Share Common Economic And Political Forms Of Organization.

For Capitalism Flourishes Best In A Mobile And Egalitarian Society

As A Piece Of Travel Literature Alone, 'the Ends Of The Earth' Succeeds In Providing A Tangible Sense Of The Sweaty, Smelly Reality Of Many Exotic Points On The Map, With Glimpses Of Their Cruelty But Also, Occasionally, Of Beauty And Human Kindness. As A Piece Of Analysis, It Is Deeply Thought-provoking.

The Desire For Economic Prosperity Is Itself Not Culturally Determined But Almost Universally Shared

It Was The Slave's Continuing Desire For Recognition That Was The Motor Which Propelled History Forward, Not The Idle Complacency And Unchanging Self-identity Of The Master