But I seem to feel that some readers there may be who will wish me to be more explicit.
First, then.

England has a thousand years of greatness to her credit.
Who would not be proud of that?
Arrogance is the seamy side of pride.
That is what has rubbed us Americans the wrong way.

We are recent.

Our thousand years of greatness are to come.

Such is our passionate belief.
Crudity is the seamy side of youth.