"at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that …"

"In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks."

"There is a sort of exotic preposterousness about a lot of elections, the way arguments are made even cruder."

"[M]y anxiety is not that this community's autonomy would be usurped by Beijing, but that it could be given away bit b…"

"As governor, I experienced the vitality of life in a booming and free Asian city, saw routinely the best and worst as…"

"No other place has quite the same blend of East and West, ancient and modern, spectacular and humdrum."

"[O]n July 1, 1997, Hong Kong became the only example of decolonization deliberately accompanied by less democracy and…"

"Asians...put more emphasis on order, stability, hierarchy, family and self-discipline than Westerners do."

"Those of us who had a perfectly happy childhood should be able to sue for deprivation of literary royalties."

"It's obviously an issue [democracy] which is hugely important to a new generation."