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In a world of global dependencies with no corresponding global polity and few tools of global justice, the rich of the world are free to pursue their own interests while paying no attention to the rest. ”
It's hard to find an emblem of cultural, national pride that burns as bright as Israel's success in classical music. ”
I lived through many battles - the 1973, I was young; in 1982 with the Israeli invasions, and 2006 between Hezbollah and Israel. Before I emigrated to the States in '83, I had my own very black and white views of the Israelis and the Jews in general. But you start to understand that no matter what you think, there are two perspectives. ”
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. ”
But I think we need the international market. ”
I think women of our generation went through Cultural Revolution, went through hardship, coming from nowhere, and suddenly see China's amazing opportunity. So women just seized the opportunity. ”
A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently to its attainment, and then yield the ground when confronted by firm opposition. ”
All the historical pretenders to global power originated in Eurasia. ”
Hard power makes sense under some circumstances. But there's not a universal solution to global problems. ”
It is said that the West had a global policy in regard to Islam. That is stupid. There isn't a global Islam. ”