"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Hong Kong's Bequest
"The idea of positive non-intervention is arguably one of Hong Kong' s greatest bequests to political thought. This idea is even more relevant today as ad-hoc government responses to economic problems are creating an ever deeper financial crisis. Yet despite the better performance of Hong Kong because of its superior approach to economic policy, candidates campaigning to be our next Chief Executive are all distancing themselves from this tried and true doctrine."
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