"Two or three terrible tyrants, which is still too many, but there are 53 countries in Africa. Corruption exists everywhere. Corruption exists in [the UK] also. We have to have a balanced view of governance."

"How would you feel if I came [to Europe] and all I talk about is Hitler and Milosevic - you had your bad guys.

"Let us be a little bit balanced in the way we view things."

Why didn't he take some money?
It is understandable, albeit telling, that some people think he missed an opportunity for self-enrichment. Each person's ethical and moral boundaries are simply a part of who they are. Sure, our actual boundaries may lie much  farther than we imagine, or much nearer - we find out precisely when faced with a moral or ethical dilemma - but we each draw the line somewhere, it's personal, and we may not be able to articulate our reasons. We are who we are, and we act accordingly; it troubles us when we don't. It's the furthest thing from tragedy.

The clips are from a 25-minute documentary, “The Professor”, by Jason Price, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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