"A nation’s history evolves as a result of the decisions of its leaders, the actions of its neighbors, the currents of the times, the character of its people. The nature of its populace is determined as much by weather and geography - mountains, deserts, forests, lakes, rivers, grassland, ocean, ice, jungle - as by cultural heritage. If Africa is the savage and beautiful garden where Man was born, if Asia is where science began, Australia (why do all the continents begin and end with A?) is the home of the oldest continuous culture, Antarctica a place of midnight sun and flightless birds, America the new land where all things are possible. If the Alps are the backbone of Europe, her great river valleys the ancient arteries of commerce, Switzerland is her quiet and steady heart."
The SAK Owner's Manual, 2011