It was Time founder and publisher Henry Luce who in the 1940s, described the 20th century as America’s to have or lose. With the exactitude of a prophet, Luce in a 4 500-word column, foresaw the dominance of US values on the world’s stage.

Titled “20th Century is the American Century,” Luce’s piece placed economic dominance at the centre of Washington being leader of the free world...

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