Date: November 9th, 2009
Exactly twenty years ago, on a Friday evening of the 9th of November, the
world witnessed a liberation of people who were kept in bondage for twenty
eight years by the empty promises of prosperity and development of a government
built on the false virtues of communist ideals.
The magnificent downfall of the wall that divided the state of
We witnessed a grand reunion of peoples as we had never seen before. From then
on, the German people have become the solid testament of democracy, liberty and
peace.
The Berlin Wall with all its might and brutality was shattered into pieces. Its
fall bears a poignant picture of a democracy in triumph, and a battle that
ceased to exist- the Cold War.
Today as we celebrate this momentous occasion, let us dutifully reflect on the
contribution of the fall of the Berlin Wall in bringing about liberty. Let us
share its message of hope for people who are continuously deprived of freedom
and fundamental human rights, and to those battered by any kinds of conflicts
especially in vulnerable places of the world. Finally, let us join hands once
again to fulfill the ideals the fall of the Berlin Wall willed to us - to
further reverberate around the world its legacy of unity, peace, freedom and
democracy.
The International Federation of Liberal Youth salutes every freedom fighter,
political dissident, and prisoner of conscience who are struggling against
their own Berlin Wall, may it be in the form of an authoritarian regime or
anything that curtails freedom and restricts human rights.
Every liberal in the world is a heir of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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The
International Federation of Liberal Youth (est. 1947) is a global organization
representing more than 3 million young liberals, democrats and social-liberals
in all continents.
For more information regarding this statement, please contact IFLRY Vice
Presidents Jan-Argy Tolentino (janargy@iflry.org) or
Frederik Ferie (frederik@iflry.org).
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