"Power, after all, is not just military strength. It is the social power that comes from democracy, the cultural power that comes from freedom of expression and research, the personal power that entitles every Arab citizen to feel that he or she is in fact a citizen, and not just a sheep in some great shepherd‘s flock."
-- Edward Said (1935 - 2003)--
I say to the younger generation: Dare to venture further on- and to strike out in new directions- never succumbing to the empty promises of rearward looking solutions. We are striving to achieve a society free of fear, one offering hope and reasonable opportunities to the younger generation that looks up to us and that will follow in our footsteps.
Willy Brandt (1913-1992, Chancellor 1969-1974)
in the first session of the European Parliament
