It is of note that even if utilitarianism has proved to be superior to deontology and the libertarian moral rights theory in the area of killing, we are not allowed to say that it has been finally vindicated; it has to face other challenges in other areas, in particular in situations of distributive justice.

Even where people in different cultures agree they may all have gone wrong.

I am now a decided non-naturalist realist. And today we may even speak of a trend towards non-naturalist moral realism.

It is obvious, I think, that national democracy withers. This has to do with globalisation.

It is of note that even if utilitarianism has proved to be superior to deontology and the libertarian moral rights theory in the area of killing, we are not allowed to say that it has been finally vindicated; it has to face other challenges in other areas, in particular in situations of distributive justice.

The kind of values for which I was supposed to kill, such as democracy and national independence, were better served, I thought, through non-violent action.

The US two party system is very different, of course. Here the people decides about who should rule them, but it is not reasonable to claim that the people rules itself through the political institutions. In comparison, I find that the standard European system is better, also as a model for global democracy.