"It matters more how governments behave than how big they are." — Geoff Mulgan

The classic think-tank is supposed to be sitting in an attic thinking up grand ideas.

A lot of people in government don't really read books at all.

I have a lot of admiration for people willing to face the public, but I'd prefer not to.

Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies.