Hong Kong's people will get what they want, despite China's objections. Freedom invariably wins in the end.

There is a sort of exotic preposterousness about a lot of elections, the way arguments are made even cruder.

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 the world are very difficult.

It is a sort of great Victorian truth that actually, trying to do the right thing is pretty good for you and pretty good for business as well, by and large.

I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other.

It is curious that atheists have proved to be so intolerant of those who have a faith.

In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks.