Quotation by Johan Huizinga

Under weak government, in a wide, thinly populated country, in the struggle against the raw natural environment and with the free play of economic forces, unified social groups become the transmitters of culture.
Johan Huizinga (1872–1945), Dutch historian. Life and Thought in America, ch. 2 (1972).

An observation made on a visit to America in the 20s.
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