Selv om vi virkelig har udført et meget ansvarligt stykke arbejde i de senere år - tænk blot på Kyoto, Alt undtagen våben-initiativet, de stærke beslutninger om at åbne vores markeder unilateralt, om Kyoto-protokollen og om mange aspekter af udviklingsstøtten, f.eks. i Monterrey, hvor vi opnåede et minimum med hensyn til udlandsstøtte, selv om det virkelig var et absolut minimum - må vi ikke undre os over, at den tredje verdens reaktion er at skære alle over én kam.
Despite the fact that, in recent years, we have been acting in a genuinely responsible manner - consider Kyoto, the Everything but Arms initiative, incisive decisions opening up our markets unilaterally, incisive decisions regarding the Kyoto Protocol, incisive decisions on many aspects of development aid, for example in Monterrey, where it was we who obtained the minimum that could be obtained as regards foreign aid, even though it really was an absolute minimum - we must not be surprised if the developing world reacts by lumping us all together without distinction.