The West has given the world the symphony, and the novel.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness: this triptych succinctly defines the attractiveness and superiority of Western civilization.

I wish more people would belabor the obvious, and more often.

I maintain that Western popular culture at its best is worthy of respect and should be cherished as much as the operas of Wagner.

Abolitionism did not find positive response in Africa as it did in Western societies and cultures.

Because of its exceptional capacity for self-criticism, the West took the initiative in abolishing slavery; the calls for abolition did not resonate even in black Africa, where rival African tribes took black prisoners to be sold as slaves in the West.

You can't grow up without taking a few knocks on the way. All parents know that, but children when they're growing up, they take some knocks, and nasty knocks sometimes if they've been too protected.