Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens.

Without an informed electorate, politicians will continue to use the bottom billion merely for photo opportunities, rather than promoting real transformation.

At the core of all successful societies are procedures for blocking the advancement of bad men

Change in the societies at the very bottom must come predominantly from within; we cannot impose it on them.

Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens.

Elections determine who is in power, but they do not determine how power is used.

Poverty is not intrinsically a trap, otherwise we would all still be poor.