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Almost all of society's social ills can be traced directly to the collapse of family life.
14 July 2008
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Perhaps we will always be building walls – and breaking them down. But let us not forget the need to be good neighbours, whether there’s a wall between us or not.
Andrew Stallybrass, Switzerland, 14 July 2008
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If the competing nations illustrate for the public how varied the European continent is, and how Europeans can interact peacefully, even when their immediate interests are opposed, let’s carry over this inspiration into political circles.
Antoine Jaulmes, France, 07 July 2008
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Our societies are awaiting the emergence of a new ‘We’. A ‘We’ that would bring together men and women, citizens of all religions – and those without religion – who would undertake together to resolve the contradictions of their society.
Tariq Ramadan, Switzerland, 30 June 2008
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Zimbabweans may still go to the polls on 27 June in the second round of a presidential election so marred by violence that the Opposition has pulled out.
Mohamed Sahnoun, Switzerland, 23 June 2008
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I sometimes imagine, in the shadows of some atrocities, God standing somewhere with his own banner inscribed, ‘Not in my name’.
Paul Williams, United Kingdom, 20 June 2008
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Confessions of a one-second racist: America’s unfinished business of race.
John Graham, United States, 09 June 2008
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I have just one wish: that the war will stop. For a nation that has bled so long, saying sorry may be the wisest way out.
Sonali Samarasinghe, Sri Lanka, 03 June 2008
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We must act now: in France, bombs and other explosive remnants of war of the First and Second World Wars continue to kill and wound people today.
Cornelio Sommaruga, Switzerland, 29 May 2008
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Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary. But what about the future? Engaging Hamas is the only way forward to achieve peace in the Middle-East, says a political scientist and a specialist of the region.
Jeroen Gunning, United Kingdom, 14 May 2008
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