It is a caution that applies as well to international advisers in many areas of nation-building -- a huge, itinerant machine of democratization that includes experts in electoral law, bureaucratic systems, judicial practices, law enforcement, parliamentary procedures and the workings of a free press.
In the early 20th century the City played a more modest role as banker to the British Empire and the sterling area of trading nations.
As a result of the REA, electric co-ops sprouted up all across America, eventually covering 75% of the land area of the nation.
Because China has the largest population and the third largest land area of any nation, it is significant that environmental management and sustainability are now recognized as a high priority of the government.
At least two dozen people have died of heat-related causes this week as the heat fixed itself over the Great Plains, transforming a large area of the nation's midsection into a sauna.
Sites in Smith County, Mississippi, historically the most twister-afflicted area of the nation, had tornadoes pass close by about 35% more often than those in many areas traditionally considered the heart of Tornado Alley.
Much of the explanation for the currently high index is due to very warm daytime temperatures and warm overnight temperatures across a record-large area of the nation.
As the city of Cleveland and the state of Ohio grapple with how to proceed forward, it's important to remember that this precise area of the nation is the site of the 2016 Republican National Convention.
It's therefore "normal" for us to not talk about the fact that the poorer areas of our nations' capitol have more AIDS per capita than some third world nations.
Dengue fever thrives in rural areas of developing nations, parts of the world where well-intentioned Western intervention has not always worked in the locals' favor.
