Unlike puppets we have the possibility of stopping in our movements, looking up and perceiving the machinery by which we have been moved. In this act lies the first steps towards freedom.

He who has the bigger stick has the better chance of imposing his definitions of reality.

Some people think that as the Chinese economy becomes more and more capitalistic it will inevitably become more democratic

An economy oriented toward production for market exchange provides the optimal conditions for long-lasting and ever-expanding productive capacity based on modern technology.

To be located in society means to be at the intersection point of specific social forces. Commonly one ignores these forces one also knows that there is not an awful lot that one can do about this.

The basic fault lines today are not between people with different beliefs but between people who hold these beliefs with an element of uncertainty and people who hold these beliefs with a pretense of certitude

India is the most religious country in the world, Sweden is the most secular country in the world, and America is a country of Indians ruled by Swedes.