This twentieth century is big with the fate of the nations of mankind, because the fate of each is now interwoven with the fate of all to a degree never even approached in any previous stage of history.
From his speech "The Strenuous Life," this passage highlights the unprecedented global interconnectedness and its profound implications for the destiny of nations in the new century.
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