Fortysixth Congress). from which I read the following: There is something in the Republic which gives an individuality to the people of the United States possessed by no other people to such a degree. Our inventive genius in mechanical appliances is original. and at least twentyfive years ahead of Europe. Our people accept innovation. are prepared for it by anticipation. Europeans do not. One workman in the United States. as will be seen from the foregoing extracts. does as much as two wor cmen in most of the countries of Europe. even the immigrant from Europe attains this progressive spirit by a few years association with American workmen. We have no oppressed and stupid peasantry. little more intelligent than the tools they handle. All are selfthinking. selfacting. and selfsupporting.
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Europeans are less innovative and less intelligent than Americans until they immigrate and become Americanized.