American? Ford Madox Ford quotes a saying from the north of England: When land is gone and money spent/Then learning is most excellent. The Prince of Hanover

American? Ford Madox Ford quotes a saying from the north of England: When land is gone and money spent/Then learning is most excellent. The Prince of Hanover who just caused a shakeup in the Gottingen faculty said "Professors, dancing girls, and whores: you can hire them for money anywhere." (Except, as it turned out, when the professors have names like Grimm and Humboldt, maybe you can't.) No doubt one could multiply the examples. If America is at all a special case, it is probably because things traditionally changed faster here, and yesterday's learning might not apply to today's situation.