I feel it's so easy to condemn this country [the United States]; but they don't understand that this is where the mistakes are being made - and made first, so that we're going to get the answers first.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Criticism of the US is easy but understanding its experimental role in making mistakes is vital.
- In plain terms
- The US makes mistakes first so others can learn the answers.
- What can you take from it?
- View national trials as experiments for the world.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What US experiment affects your life?
- How should nations share policy risks?
Another view
Not all experiments in a nation end in solutions for others.
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