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We recognize the duty of governments to combat crime, but this is a knee-jerk response -- it shows that China's read more
We recognize the duty of governments to combat crime, but this is a knee-jerk response -- it shows that China's 'Strike Hard' crime campaign mentality is still prevalent, at least in some parts of the country. There is no evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than other punishments.
There are some things that are not the way they should be, and even the indicators that are 'best-ever' status read more
There are some things that are not the way they should be, and even the indicators that are 'best-ever' status have room for improvement.
I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. - read more
I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. - My Summer in a Garden.
We recruited him to come here and play football, not to look cute. He's been doing that ever since Day read more
We recruited him to come here and play football, not to look cute. He's been doing that ever since Day One.
We had watched (the militant group) for three months and we wanted to capture him soon. But he was not read more
We had watched (the militant group) for three months and we wanted to capture him soon. But he was not there.
They said they'd pass the information on and they'd have it cleaned up. I guess when I called the police, read more
They said they'd pass the information on and they'd have it cleaned up. I guess when I called the police, they passed it on to the highway department.
The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the read more
The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.
This was a visceral reaction to a horrible event. He feels a sense of responsibility, not just as a senator, read more
This was a visceral reaction to a horrible event. He feels a sense of responsibility, not just as a senator, but as an African-American senator.
I think it was Fox, actually; Fox, the studio, which had sold the rights to the television show, as I read more
I think it was Fox, actually; Fox, the studio, which had sold the rights to the television show, as I understand it, but had retained the film rights.