“Democracy, good governance and modernity cannot be imported or imposed from outside a country.”  - Émile Jamil Lahoud, 15th President of Lebanon

 

 

 

“There is good government when those who are near are happy, and when those who are far away desire to come.” - Confucius

 

 

 

 

“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” - African Proverb