There's no longer any surprise in noting that China has grave environmental problems.

No one ever really 'learns' from history, because choices never present themselves in exactly the same way, and because you can always choose similarities and differences to fit current needs.

Every previous era looks innocent.

Successful societies-those which progress economically and politically and can control the terms on which they deal with the outside world-succeed because they have found ways to match individual self-interest to the collective good.

The whole point of constitutional democracy is the peaceful transfer of power; of Al Gore passing the baton to George W. Bush, even though that election was very suspiciously called.

Make the important interesting.

Environmental disaster is the gravest threat to China's continued development. That's according to me, but it is not some wacko view.