The speech given on July 24, 2008,
in Berlin, Germany, to a crowd of
100s of thousands:

PART 1

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SENATOR BARACK OBAMA
 

"People of Berlin, people of the world, this is our moment. This is our time."

AL GORE

"There's an old African proverb that says, 'If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.' We have to go far — quickly. And that means we have to quickly find a way to change the world's consciousness about exactly what we're facing, and why we have to work to solve it."

Al Gore at a press conference at an Alliance for Climate Protection meeting (12 October 2007), after winning the Nobel Peace Prize (Video at YouTube)

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement. King was a Baptist minister, one of the few leadership roles available to black men at the time. He became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956) and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1957), serving as its first president.

His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Here he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?"

"The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood."

"Cowardice asks the question: is it safe? Expediency asks the question: is it politic? Vanity asks the question: is it popular? But conscience asks the question: is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular--but one must take it simply because it is right."

"The time is always right to do what is right."

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."

"One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means."

"We will not build a peaceful world by following a negative path. It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but on the positive affirmation of peace. We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody, that is far superior to the discords of war. Somehow, we must transform the dynamics of the world power struggle from the negative nuclear arms race, which no one can win, to a positive contest to harness humanity's creative genius for the purpose of making peace and prosperity a reality for all the nations of the world. In short, we must shift the arms race into a peace race. If we have a will - and determination - to mount such a peace offensive, we will unlock hitherto tightly sealed doors of hope and transform our imminent cosmic elegy into a psalm of creative fulfillment."

--Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

MOTHER TERESA

Mother Teresa
(Albanian: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu; August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was a Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta), India in 1950. For over 40 years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries.

By the 1970s she had become internationally famed as a humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless, due in part to a documentary, and book, Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge.

She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity continued to expand, and at the time of her death, it was operating 610 missions in 123 countries, including hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counseling programs, orphanages, and schools.

"All works of love are works of peace."

"I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there."

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."

"We don't need bombs and guns to destroy, to bring peace - just get "together, love one another, bring that peace, that joy, that strength of presence of each other in the home. And we will be able to overcome all the evil that is in the world."

"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something."

-- Mother Theresa (1910-1997)

JOHN LENNON

John Ono Lennon, (Born John Winston Lennon. (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) An English rock musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of The Beatles. In his solo career, Lennon wrote and recorded songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine."

"Imagine all the people living life in peace." - John Lennon

"All we are saying is give peace a chance."

"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set,
then there'd be peace."

-- John Lennon (1940-1980)

JOHN FITZGERALD "JACK"
KENNEDY

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

"But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings."

"And when at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each of us, recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the state, our success or failure, in whatever office we hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions: First, were we truly men of courage... Second, were we truly men of judgment... Third, were we truly men of integrity... Finally, were we truly men of dedication??"  -- John F. Kennedy, 1961

-- John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

MAYA ANGELOU

Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson, April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, is an American poet, memoirist, actress, and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement.

In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. Maya Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies, starting with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, (1969) which was nominated for a National Book Award and called her magnum opus. Her volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

"We cannot change the past, but we can change our attitude toward it. Uproot guilt and plant forgiveness. Tear out arrogance and seed humility. Exchange love for hate --- thereby, making the present comfortable and the future promising."

--Maya Angelou

PEACE PILGRIM

Peace Pilgrim (July 18, 1908 – July 7, 1981) born Mildred Lisette Norman, was an American pacifist, vegetarian, and peace activist. In 1952, she became the first woman to walk the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one season. Starting on January 1, 1953, in Pasadena, California, she adopted the name "Peace Pilgrim" and walked across the United States for 28 years.

"This is the way of peace:
Overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and hatred with love."

"The way of peace is the way of love.
Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things."

-- Peace Pilgrim

ALBERT EINSTEIN

Albert Einstein 1879-1955 - Nobel Prize in Physics.

He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass-energy equivalence, E=mc2. Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Peace Prize in Physics "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect."

"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."

-- Albert Einstein

BONO

THE DALAI LAMA

"It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live."

"I believe that to meet the challenge of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. We must all learn to work not just for our own self, family, or nation but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace, the equitable use of natural resources, and through concern for future generations, the proper care of the environment."
 
"We have a responsibility to look after our planet. It is our only home."

"I believe that individuals can make a difference in society. Since periods of change such as the present one come so rarely in human history, it is up to each of us to make the best use of our time to help create a happier world."

-- The Dalai Lama

-- SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI

MAHATMA GANDHI

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

"If one does not practice nonviolence in one's own personal relations with others
and hopes to use it in bigger affairs,
one is vastly mistaken."

"The future depends on what we do
in the present."

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow."

"Learn as if you were to live forever."

-- Mohatma Gandhi

MARIANNE WILLIAMSON

OPRAH WINFREY

"Think about what you have to give not in terms of dollars because I believe that your life is about service. It's about what you came to give to the world."

"One small gesture can make an impact."

"Live in the moment and treasure every breath. I know for sure that to be present with yourself is the most important gift you can have. Appreciate now so that the next hour and the next year don't slip away unnoticed."

--Oprah Winfrey

"There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer,
no disease that enough love will not heal,
no door that enough love will not bridge,
no wall that enough love will not throw down,
no sin that enough love will not redeem...
It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble,
how hopeless the outlook,
how muddled the tangle,
how great the mistake.
A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.

If only you could love enough,
you could be the happiest and
most powerful being in the world…"

--Emmet Fox