In the mountains, travelers were reduced to the speed of men on foot. Here, the ancient English sense of journey, 'a day's travel' (French journee), meant the same as the Old Persian word farsang, 'the distance a man could travel on foot in a day,' and the territory was in effect ungovernable.
Democracy is not simply a question of structures. It is a state of mind. It is an activity. - Rory Stewart
Democracy is not simply a question of structures. It is a state of mind. It is an activity.
- Rory Stewart
The Afghan government is much better informed, much more intrusive and ambitious than I had guessed. There are amazing craftsmen in Kabul but few des… - Rory Stewart
The Afghan government is much better informed, much more intrusive and ambitious than I had guessed. There are amazing craftsmen in Kabul but few des…
I left things out - my motivations, my history, my emotional responses - because I am not good at understanding them or writing about them. I tried a… - Rory Stewart
I left things out - my motivations, my history, my emotional responses - because I am not good at understanding them or writing about them. I tried a…
Change can only come from local citizens and politicians - it cannot be imposed by well-meaning foreigners - not least because a society like Afghani… - Rory Stewart
Change can only come from local citizens and politicians - it cannot be imposed by well-meaning foreigners - not least because a society like Afghani…
This idea that failure is not an option: It makes failure invisible, inconceivable and inevitable. - Rory Stewart
This idea that failure is not an option: It makes failure invisible, inconceivable and inevitable.
The world isnt one way or another. Things can be changed very, very rapidly by someone with sufficient confidence, sufficient knowledge and sufficien… - Rory Stewart
The world isnt one way or another. Things can be changed very, very rapidly by someone with sufficient confidence, sufficient knowledge and sufficien…
I had been walking one afternoon in Scotland and thought: Why don't I just keep going? There was, I said, a magic in leaving a line of footprints str… - Rory Stewart
I had been walking one afternoon in Scotland and thought: Why don't I just keep going? There was, I said, a magic in leaving a line of footprints str…
In the mountains, travelers were reduced to the speed of men on foot. Here, the ancient English sense of journey, 'a day's travel' (French journee), … - Rory Stewart
In the mountains, travelers were reduced to the speed of men on foot. Here, the ancient English sense of journey, 'a day's travel' (French journee), …
I do a lot of work with policymakers, but how much effect am I having? It’s like they’re coming in and saying to you, ‘I’m going to drive my car off … - Rory Stewart
I do a lot of work with policymakers, but how much effect am I having? It’s like they’re coming in and saying to you, ‘I’m going to drive my car off …
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