Monday, July 08, 2002

Soft Power n. Power based on intangible or indirect influences such as culture, values, and ideology. The US's best soft power analyst is Harvard's Kennedy School dean Joseph Nye, who defines the concept as "co-opting people rather than coercing them". 1:49:08 PM  Google It!  comment  []

"Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses." --Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC) 1:45:50 PM    comment  []

"It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid." --George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) 1:44:40 PM    comment  []