{"text":"Within this historic and optimistic future in mind, I have made no value judgment of the destiny bestowed on each nation. For all this, however, leadership matters; so do the institutional structures and the system of political governance.","author":"Patrick Mendis","tags":["china","destiny","governance","institutional-structure","institutions","leaders","leadership","optimism","political-philosophy","sion-american-relations","usa","value-judgement"],"id":9123,"author_id":"Patrick+Mendis"}