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    for showing that in a troubled world, with an Africa in poverty and a Darfur in agony, a Zimbabwe in tears and a Burma in chains, individuals even when in pain need not suffer forever without hope Full Article at The Herald Online
    for showing that in a troubled world, with an Africa in poverty and a Darfur in agony, a Zimbabwe in tears and a Burma in chains, individuals even when in pain need not suffer forever without hope
    SOURCE: The Herald Online 3 weeks ago
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Courage hailed at Berlin Wall celebration
  1. This anniversary is a reminder that human destiny will be what we make of it. Even in the face of tyranny, people insisted that the world could change. Human destiny is what human beings make up. Let us never forget the sacrifices that made it possible.
    SOURCE: The Herald Online 3 weeks ago
  2. Our good fortune obliges us to take on the challenges of our time
    SOURCE: The Herald Online 3 weeks ago
  3. Together we brought down the Iron Curtain and I am convinced this can give us the strength for the 21st century
    Angela Merkel – Angela Merkel SOURCE: The Herald Online 3 weeks ago

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