These are the very first words in the book: "Ever since the continents started interacting politically, some five hundred years ago, Eurasia has been the center of world power." - p. xiii.
Se dipego tsa bosheng di se buang: "Dintsho tse di bakilweng ke ntwa mo lekgolong la bo20 la dingwaga di ne di feta gararo tsa makgolo a a fetileng a dingwaga di kopane, go simolola ka nako ya fa Keresete a ne a tsholwa." - Worldwatch Institute.