Obviously we don't have 300 million people. We haven't got a big army. We don't have Hollywood. We're a medium small-sized country. We have to do what medium small-sized countries do, which-even though we're not smarter than other people-is to make ourselves seem to be smarter. We have to work harder and know more than other people.
John Ralston SaulLike all religions, Reason presents itself as the solution to the problems it has created
John Ralston SaulAs an inclusive quality, imagination is thus our primary force for progress, whatever progress is.
John Ralston SaulElites quite naturally define as the most important and admired qualities for a citizen those on which they themselves have concentrated.
John Ralston Saul