Liberia At 170 - What Can We Say to This?

editorial

The first country with which Liberia can compare herself is the United States of America--why? Three reasons: first, it was out of her belly that Liberia was born. Second, it is the country with which we have had the longest association. Third, being the world's most advanced, most industrialized and richest nation, most people, including many Liberians themselves, strongly feel that some of America's greatness should have rubbed off on Liberia.

Has it? Hardly. Why?

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