I think every period - except for the 14th century, or something - has some merits.
The alliance in Jammu and Kashmir is one of the most important developments on the contemporary political scene.
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There's always a lot happening. I mean, that's the thing about politics: it's just one damn thing after another!
The 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance. The growth of democracy; the growth of corporate power; and the growth of corporate propaganda against democracy.
I'm saying we need to be aware of it, and we need to be able to distinguish when political developments are occurring that are contrary to the public interest.
In the view of the fact that nature is dying, political developments are of secondary importance.
Tell me what the world is saying today, and I'll tell you what the church will be saying in seven years.
Political matters are developing so fast that we must not let a single thing slip without use.
People who consider themselves political, who follow political developments most rigorously, are often those who view the political process with the greatest lack of perspective.
I cannot get over the fact that I was born in 1944. I want to find out as much as I can about that year.
Less and less is the question being asked as to whether developments are taking place in a democratic and free way. Europe is in a phase in which this output is no longer sufficiently visible or tangible. Youth unemployment is still far too high, we still haven't solved our currency problem and living conditions in Europe are drifting apart. That is one reason why critics say that our Europe is based on yesteryear's model.
I was never informed in advance about the start of the war or about foreign political developments.
The attempt to suppress new religious, linguistic, cultural, intellectual and political developments during past centuries was the cause of all major wars.
I believe we're making really good progress in Iraq.
I think that we pay much more attention to fashion and our hair, skin and foreheads, our abdominal muscles and shoes than what is happening in the world. We willingly take that 'drug' and go along with that.
