We have our own system, ... and journalists in our system are not put in prison for embarrassing the government by revealing things the government might not wish to have revealed. The important thing is that our system, under which… — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
We have our own system, ... and journalists in our system are not put in prison for embarrassing the government by revealing things the… — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
There is a sort of exotic preposterousness about a lot of elections, the way arguments are made even cruder. — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks. — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
Hong Kong represents the kind of Asia with which both West and East are comfortable... It offers, in that sense, a vision for the… — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the… — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
Those of us who had a perfectly happy childhood should be able to sue for deprivation of literary royalties. — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
Multilateralism is not an easy option. We're going to find that the world is very difficult. And relationships between America and the rest of… — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
Anyone who supposed that when Margaret Thatcher left Number Ten she was going to take a Trappist vow did not know that formidable politician. — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
It is a sort of great Victorian truth that actually, trying to do the right thing is pretty good for you and pretty good… — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems. — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by "unbridled" you mean unregulated. — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
