An idea whose time has come
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="inevitability">inevitability</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="Victor">Victor</span> <span word="Hugo">Hugo</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invading">invading</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="destined">destined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="prevail">prevail</span> – <span word="no">no</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="Around">Around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qing">Qing</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overthrown">overthrown</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qing">Qing</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 2,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feudal">feudal</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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