Western countries in particular can today no longer be separated from Muslim societies, because they have them within themselves. They are themselves internally globalized. Ulrich Beck
Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe. Ahmed Ben Bella
Whereas in Western countries the constitution merely had to guarantee the rights of a pre-existing civil society and culture, in Russia it also had to create these. It had to educate society - and the state itself - into the values and ideas of liberal constitutionalism. Orlando Figes
What most people didn't realize in the Western countries is that here its not a question of having supporters, its a question of getting these votes to the polling stations. Imran Khan
But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries. Omar Bongo
Rent control has in certain Western countries constituted, maybe, the worst example of poor planning by Governments lacking courage and vision. Gunnar Myrdal