Opponents of globalisation may see it as a new folly, but it is neither particularly new, nor, in general, a folly.

Nearly everywhere Buddhism went, there had been a higher level of literacy, even in miserable Burma, not to mention Thailand and Sri Lanka.

The lack of economic freedom could be a very major reason for loss of liberty, liberty of life.

The elimination of ignorance, of illiteracy... and of needless inequalities in opportunities (is) to be seen as objectives that are valued for their own sake. They expand our freedom to lead the lives we have reason to value, and these elementary capabilities are of importance on their own

Education can really transform the insecurities in the world into a bigger vision of what we are as human beings.

I don’t think that India is much celebrated for its democracy. Democracy has been a very neglected commodity at home and abroad.

Progress is more plausibly judged by the reduction of deprivation than by the further enrichment of the opulent