„But I think the greatest gift that is given to me, and many of us in this room, is the opportunity to use our voice for the voiceless.“

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„We‘re talking about the fight against the belief that one nation, one people, one race, one gender, or one species has the right to dominate, control and use and exploit another with impunity.“

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„And I think we fear the idea of personal change because we think that we have to sacrifice something, to give something up. But human beings at our best are so inventive, and creative and ingenious, and I think that when we use love and compassion as our guiding principles, we can create, develop and implement systems of change that are beneficial to all sentient beings and to the environment.“

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„And I‘ve been a scoundrel in my life. I‘ve been selfish. I‘ve been cruel at times, hard to work with, and I‘m grateful that so many of you in this room have given me a second chance. And I think that‘s when we‘re at our best, when we support each other. Not when we cancel each other out for past mistakes, but when we help each other to grow. When we educate each other, when we guide each other towards redemption. That is the best of humanity."

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„Run to the rescue with love, and peace will follow.“
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These words are pure gold. As many people as possible should watch this speech and really interiorize his words and its message.

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