Anything that seems to be set in stone or inalterable can, indeed, change.
speech graduation courage
Angela Merkel
Harvard Commencement 2019, 2019
Am I doing something because it is right, or simply because it is possible?
speech graduation responsibility
Angela Merkel
Harvard Commencement 2019, 2019
Tear down walls of ignorance and narrow-mindedness, for nothing has to stay as it is.
speech graduation courage
Angela Merkel
Harvard Commencement 2019, 2019
The Berlin Wall limited my opportunities. It quite literally stood in my way. However, there was one thing which this wall couldn't do. It couldn't impose limits on my inner thoughts. My personality, my imagination, my dreams and desires — prohibitions or coercion couldn't limit any of that.
speech graduation independence
Angela Merkel
Harvard Commencement 2019, 2019