Heartache is powerful, but democracy is subtle. Incrementally, you begin to notice a change in the weather. When it snows, the flakes are softer when they stick to your worry-worn forehead. When it rains, the rain is warmer. Democracy is coming to the Administrative Region. The ideals of Dolorian humanism are reinstating themselves. How can they not? These are the ideals of the Coalition and the Moralist International. Those guys are signal blue. And they’re not only good – they’re also powerful. What will it be like, once their nuanced plans have been realized?

The second quote has been quoted often but this first one really, really rings true to the wine liberal experience, especially the “nuance” and the “good/powerful” association.