Sometimes societies were able to learn extremely fast, as in the United States.Others, like Germany, benefited from starting late, leapfrogging the long-drawn-out process that Britain went through.

Sometimes societies were able to learn extremely fast, as in the United States.Others, like Germany, benefited from starting late, leapfrogging the long-drawn-out process that Britain went through.

有时，某些社会能够以极快的速度学习，正如美国那样。另外一些社会--比如德国--因起步晚而受益，因为它们越过了英国所经历的漫长过程。