“Legitimacy is the elixir of political power. "The strongest is never strong enough to be the master", Jean-Jaques Rousseau observed, "unless he translates strength into right and obedience into duty". Only democracy has that authority in the world today.” — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
“The political history of the twentieth century is the story of greater and more direct political participation. And success kept expanding democracy's scope. Whatever… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
No successful political transition can take place without leaders and movements that demand and press for freedom. — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
“For years many in the oil-rich states argued that their enormous wealth would bring modernizations. They pointed to the impressive appetites of Saudis and… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
It all looks American because America, the country that invented mass capitalism and consumerism, got there first. the impact of mass capitalism is now… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
If you listen to the political discourse in America today, you would think that all our problems have been caused by the Mexicans of… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
Thanks to the Communist Party of China, we now know the path to poverty alleviation is Capitalism. — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
I very much want to be in the business of creating content, of doing stories all over the world rather than figuring out what… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time. — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
Some have said that the clash between Catholicism and Protestantism illustrates the old maxim that religious freedom is the product of two equally pernicious… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
