“Unlike Confucius, Madison maintained that people have a limited capacity to control their passions themselves and act virtuously when their individual interests… — Patrick Mendis Checks and balances Copy Share Image
“China is constantly reinventing itself and so is the United States.” — Patrick Mendis China Copy Share Image
“Sooner or later, if left unaddressed, this natural human tendency will undermine the entire CPC pyramid like a chamber of magma lying… — Patrick Mendis Chinese-communist-party Copy Share Image
“The traditional Confucian structure that invoked ideals of perfect human virtue for harmony must incorporate the rule of law for the modern… — Patrick Mendis Confucius Copy Share Image
“A convergence exists in the search for human excellence on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.” — Patrick Mendis America Copy Share Image
“America acknowledged the greatness of Confucius through a trio of ancient lawgivers—Moses flanked by Confucius to his right and Solon on his… — Patrick Mendis America Copy Share Image
“This two-track plan of nationalism and development (in China) is a historically powerful weapon.” — Patrick Mendis China Copy Share Image
“Today’s connoisseurs of Sino-American relations seem to view the relationship through a dystopian prism; their gloomy commentaries are largely an assemblage of… — Patrick Mendis China Copy Share Image
“Unlike Saudi Arabia, Russia, and China, the United States was created by an enlightened band of Founding Fathers with a global vision… — Patrick Mendis China Copy Share Image
“The philosophic goal in China was a search for harmony and perfection, not the discovery of truth by reasoning. In China’s Confucian… — Patrick Mendis China Copy Share Image
“Americans could achieve Jefferson’s democratic freedoms through Hamilton’s economic development strategies and trade policies.” — Patrick Mendis Alexander-hamilton Copy Share Image
“The Chinese dream is an American dream embedded in a Confucian cocoon.” — Patrick Mendis American dream Copy Share Image
