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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 99 quotes by Martin Jacques Martin Jacques Born 1945 (age 69–70) Coventry, England Nationality British Alma mater University of Manchester (B.A.) University of Cambridge (PhD) Occupation editor, academic, author Martin Jacques (born 1945) is a British journalist and academic. Read full biography of Martin Jacques → ← Ctrl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ctrl → The era when the United States was the dominant global power is steadily coming to an end, and it must find a way of acknowledging this and framing... → 0 The fact that hardly anyone is ever prepared to admit to racist behaviour is perhaps a sort of strength: it speaks to the fact that racism is... → 0 Western countries are thoroughly accustomed to being the centre of global attention, which they have come to regard as their natural birthright. Not... → 0 Europe must learn to live in and with the world, not to dominate it nor to assume it is superior or more virtuous. 0 It is much easier to learn another language when you are young, enthusiastic and unembarrassed. 0 Move beyond the educated elite, and the great majority in most countries outside Europe don't speak English. 0 The Chinese view the state, not just as an intimate member of the family... but as the head of the family. 0 The move towards neoliberalism in Britain was intimately bound up with the embrace of the U.S. as the country to be aped and copied. 0 Unlike the Soviet Communist party, the Chinese Communist party chose to introduce capitalism. 0 In my experience, there are plenty of bad middle-class parents: those who put their own lives and careers before those of their children and make... → 0 One of the extraordinary features of the Blair government has been its slavish support for the central tenets of Bush's foreign policy - above... → 0 One of the unique features of China is that, notwithstanding the fact that it has a population of 1.3 billion, around 92% regard themselves as Han... → 0 Our leaders increasingly see fit to lecture the ethnic minorities on the need to integrate, including of course the need to speak English. What about... → 0 ← Ctrl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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99 quotes by Martin Jacques