english: If you had been in the ruins of, say, London in 1945, or Berlin, and you had said, "Sixty years from now, this is going to be the most peaceful, prosperous part of the planet," people would have thought you were certifiably insane.
non_english: laten we zeggen Londen was geweest in 1945, of in Berlijn en je had gezegd: "Binnen 60 jaar zal dit het meest vredige, welvarende deel van de planeet zijn", dan zou men gedacht hebben dat je gegarandeerd gek was.