They saw themselves as well-endowed with all the refined feelings and sensibilities that could be expected of a gentleman.

ECONOMIST: Slavery

Yet it is similarly well-endowed with resources, less indebted, and so strategically important that richer countries have traditionally been eager to bail it out.

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The innovation in China is much more likely to be generated out of the private sector, even though the state sector is hugely well-endowed with resources that could fund innovation.

WSJ: Managing in Asia: China Eyed as Next Educational Frontier; John A. Quelch: China Europe International Business School

The solution begins with honesty and self-reflection, two attributes the EU project is not well endowed with.

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