Words of the Week

It's hard to believe that 20 years have passed since the Berlin Wall fell, and it's hard to believe that a whole generation has grown up having no first-hand knowledge of the wall. Perhaps it's even better to know that some things do get better over time; we are not doomed to failure, and the human race can embrace more democratic, more free and more liberated societies. (Quote is from a story in Sunday's The New York Times).

“For people from our generation, it’s just a part of German history. For us this division doesn’t really exist anymore.”

- Sebastian Melchior, 19