....from an 1845 Japanese text....

It's interesting to see an outside perspective of George Washington and the beginning of the US.

That was very interesting. It stuck out to me how he mentioned the wonder other nations had for the form and function of the government. Also and this hit hard was the mention of there being no class structure. I hate that we talk very regularly in America today about class as if it is an organic American state of understanding things. Would be good to get back to previous understandings of American society (obviously not talking about slavery et al)