Olaf Stapledon Quote

There was, indeed, a time when China had mentally less in common with India than with the West, but fear of America had drawn the two great Eastern peoples together. They agreed at least in earnest hate of that strange blend of the commercial traveller, the missionary, and the barbarian conqueror, which was the American abroad.

Chapter III: America and China; Section 1, The Rivals (p. 43) - Last and First Men (1930)

There was, indeed, a time when China had mentally less in common with India than with the West, but fear of America had drawn the two great Eastern...

There was, indeed, a time when China had mentally less in common with India than with the West, but fear of America had drawn the two great Eastern...

There was, indeed, a time when China had mentally less in common with India than with the West, but fear of America had drawn the two great Eastern...

There was, indeed, a time when China had mentally less in common with India than with the West, but fear of America had drawn the two great Eastern...