Pacific Coast Quotes
This geography prevented peoples of one country to have contact at the borders with those of another, as in Europe or most of the rest of the world. The result is an isolationism from fellow South American nations and with little familiarity and contact there has always been suspicion and distrust.
There was great debate over the value and practicality of railroads. Paine demonstrated a vision which few people of his era had.
This historical quotation is important for two reasons, First, it shows us that the concept of a Canal was discussed fully a decade before Theodore Roosevelt actually had it built. Second, there were those who feared that a canal would actually be a detriment to the United States as our Navy was then quite weak. TR however built up the navy and made a great world-wide show of it and also built the Panama Canal.