There is a wind of nationalism and freedom blowing round…

True freedom has more to do with following the North Star than going whichever way the wind blows. Sometimes it seems like freedom is…

— Mary Pipher

“There is a sense in which we create religion as a category to keep Jesus from meddling with our cherished ideas about nationalism, freedom,…

— Brian Zahnd

This goes out to the followers of the three Abrahamic religions: To the Jews, Christians, and Muslims. It's just a little thing, really. But…

— Marcus Brigstocke

The world is made up of the big things and the small ones. And the part that's so unfair is that we call them…

— Dakota Fanning

Countries will cooperate with each other, and are more likely to cooperate with each other when they share a common culture, as is most…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Maybe it is the last chance for Europe to influence standards for world trade. Next it will be between the US and the Asia-Pacific…

— Sigmar Gabriel

The evidence points to central Asia as man's original home, for the general movement of human migrations has been outward from that region and…

— Ellsworth Huntington

Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But none is as important for American security and prosperity…

— Michael Mandelbaum

In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian…

— Jim Costa

Many of us, whether in the jungles of Asia or on the streets of Chicago, had discovered that noble causes can lead to ignoble…

— Linda Grant

It has been hard to muster the resources to support fledgling democracies and to intervene on behalf of the most desperate. The AIDS orphans…

— Condoleezza Rice

In Russia there is an emigration of intelligence: émigrés cross the frontier in order to read and to write good books. But in doing…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than anything else…

— P. J. O'Rourke

We have reiterated on many occasions that China wishes to establish and develop long-term, good-neighbourly and friendly relations with all countries in south Asia.

— Li Peng

Firstly, economic globalisation has brought prosperity and development to many countries, but also financial crises to Asia, Latin America and Russia, and increasing poverty…

— Anna Lindh