The 19th century emerges as a ferment of competing schemes and fantasies of European federalism, global brotherhood and world government.

ECONOMIST: How world institutions were built

That was our system of federalism that we put forth to the world and became a beacon of hope and inspiration for all mankind who love freedom.

CNN: Thompson's October 19, 2007, speech to Value Voters Summit

Also, as many analysts have pointed out, people are still waiting for Mr Gandhi's thoughts on how to tackle corruption, fix the economy, cope with newer challenges to federalism, determine India's role in the world and deal with the looming threat from Maoism.

BBC: Will Rahul Gandhi walk the talk?