That was a quote and a very important conclusion that grew out of several days of outward and inner struggle of a group of very lofty thinkers, who initially focused their energies on trying to resolve the China and Tibet "problem" while gathered at a meeting with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India, home to the exiled Tibetan Leader.

What was meant by having "our own Tibets" was that it is far too easy for...