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Governments everywhere that are unable to guarantee equitable growth and social welfare have suffered a fatal decay of legitimacy.

We are a heterogeneous society. We have to accept that. Growth has to be such that the most backward sections also benefit from it. Otherwise, it will be a very imbalanced growth.

Even when early innovations start to succeed, it is not uncommon to see growing businesses sabotaged for threatening the status quo.

The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's not what happens.

The nation is trying to catch up with a rapidly changing world.

For a free country to continue thriving, there have to be regular reforms, because any society, any economy that stays in place, you're going to see repeated attempts to exploit the openings for twisting policy to the advantage of those who already have wealth and power.

Today we know that centralization and big bureaucracies have not, as promised, been the answer for promoting better opportunities for society.

All over the world, social innovation is tackling some of the most pressing problems facing society today - from fair trade, distance learning, hospices, urban farming and waste reduction to restorative justice and zero-carbon housing. But most of these are growing despite, not because of, help from governments.

It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth.

My policy in America is, 'Steady growth is forever.'