Ivan Krastev Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“As China is about adaptation, not transformation, it is unlikely to change the world dramatically should it ever assume the global driver's seat. But this does not mean that China won't exploit that world for its own purposes.”

“It is people's willingness to take personal risks and confront the powerful by daring to speak the truth, not the truth itself, that ultimately leads to change.”

“The crisis of democracy in the West is not the result of falling in love with another system. In Europe and America people who are disillusioned with democracy do not dream about the Chinese model or any other form of authoritarian rule. They do not dream about government that controls Internet and puts in prison those daring to disagree.”

“For the European Union, Russia is as important politically and economically as China is to the U.S.”

“The United States and Russia probably do not have common aims and dreams, but they have common worries: Both Washington and Moscow are concerned about the rise of China and are threatened by the rise of radical Islam.”

“America is militarily overstretched, politically polarized and financially indebted.”

“Any unveiling is also veiling. No matter how transparent our governments want to be, governments will be selectively transparent.”

“As a rule, governments monitor people.”

“Bulgaria has been deindustrialized by interest groups who extracted state assets like oil states extract the oil in their ground.”

“Living in truth cannot be reduced to having access to full information.”