"Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies."

-- Geoff Mulgan

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“Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer. Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.”
“Initially I started writing because I felt like I didn't fit in. I just moved to a new school and I felt quite lonely. I think that's where it all started for me.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The best business plans are straightforward documents that spell out the who, what, where, why, and how much.”
“A coquette is like a recruiting sergeant, always on the lookout for fresh victims.”
“If we can but tear the blindfold of self-deception from our eyes and loosen the gag of self-denial from our voices, we can restore our country to greatness.”

Source : "Congressional Record, V. 150, PT. 13, July 22, 2004 to September 14, 2004". Book published by Government Printing Office, p. 18022, 2009.
“The Internet may fairly be regarded as a never-ending worldwide conversation. The government may not, through the , interrupt that conversation... As the most participatory form of mass speech yet developed, the Internet deserves the highest protection from governmental intrusion... The government, therefore, implicitly asks this court to limit both the amount of speech on the Internet and the availability of that speech. This argument is profoundly repugnant to First Amendment principles.”

Source : Excerpts From Opinions of Judges on Blocking Enforcement of InternetLaw, www.nytimes.com. June 13, 1996.
“King and Arum are alike. One's black and one's white. That's the only difference.”
“I wanted to visit the Capitol of our country, the center of our great civilization that stands like the sun in the solar system, sendin' out beams of power and wisdom and law and order, and justice and injustice, and money and oratory, and talk and talk, and wind and everything, to the uttermost points of our vast possessions, and from them clear to the ends of the earth.”

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