David Souter

I don't think that developing countries gained from a two-stage process. A single phase summit (which is, after all, a two year…

— David Souter

The concept of the "information society" is both vague and all-embracing. Different participants meant different things by it. In practice, though, World…

— David Souter

The main drawback, of course, was cost. Participating effectively in World Summit on the Information Society was very expensive for both developing…

— David Souter

Summits are best at dealing with problems, where the need for action is urgent and the range of possible actions limited. They…

— David Souter

Summits [World Summit on the Information Society] are meant to help governments reach a global consensus on major issues which has proved…

— David Souter

The first lesson, simple as it is, is that whatever court we're in, whatever we are doing, at the end of our…

— David Souter

It does seem to me, though, that the countries that gained most from World Summit on the Information Society are those that…

— David Souter

Kofi Annan described World Summit on the Information Society as the first summit to deal primarily with an opportunity. The range of…

— David Souter

It is impossible, maybe undesirable, to take partisanship out of the political process.

— David Souter

“Americans need to develop a “habit of mind” that includes reading books.”

— David Souter