Congressman John Lewis wrote before his passing: “Democracy is not a state. It is an act.”
What he meant was that America’s democracy is not guaranteed. It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it—and that’s exactly what you did.
« Nous vivons dans un monde où les funérailles comptent plus que l'homme mort, le mariage plus que l'amour et le physique plus que l'intellect. Nous vivons dans la culture de l'emballage, qui méprise le contenu. »
Eduardo Galeano
Eliane Amherd dio un concierto para nosotros en Lima a la "Fiesta de Verano" 🎸 2019. Este año saluda a todos🇨🇭en 🇵🇪desde lejos y les desea un muy buen #DiaNacionalSuiza#SwissNationalDay ¡Gracias @ElianeAmherd por tu lindo saludo musical! @HofSwitzerland @prohelvetia @SwissMFA
This photo is of a person whose story must be told again & again.
The story entails amazing courage, ingenuity, humanity.
Carl Lutz was a Swiss diplomat in wartime Budapest.
Against all the odds & ignoring the “rules,” he saved literally 1000s of Hungarian Jews.
True hero.
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." #NelsonMandela#BeTheLegacy