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Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off.

— Chris Patten

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

East and West: The Last Governor of Hong Kong on Power, Freedom and the Future (1998)

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

It is not unusual for electorates to want contradictory things, and politicians often make promises accordingly.

East and West: The Last Governor of Hong Kong on Power, Freedom and the Future (1998)

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

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

East and West: The Last Governor of Hong Kong on Power, Freedom and the Future (1998)

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