“Warum, mit welchem Recht und aufgrund welcher Erfahrung ausschließen, daß eines Tages in Leipzig und Dresden, in Magdeburg und Schwerin – und in Ostberlin – nicht Hunderte, sondern Hunderttausende auf den Beinen sind und ihre staatsbürgerlichen Rechte einfordern? Einschließlich des Rechts, von einem Teil Deutschlands in den anderen überzusiedeln?" ("Why, from what right and based on what experience exclude the possibility that one day in Leipzig and Dresden, in Magdeburg and Schwerin – and in East Berlin – not merely hundreds but hundreds of thousands will take to the streets and demand their rights as citizens? Including the right to move from one part of Germany to the other?")” FreedomLibertyDemonstrationsFreedom Of MovementSummer 1989 Book:Erinnerungen Source: Erinnerungen
“But on the ground in modern day, the gap-toothed border wall on the U.S. side was in the advanced stages of decay. It was an unsightly, rusted monstrosity, thoughtlessly imposing itself through the cacti masses who, until a few decades ago, had been peacefully congregating for millions of years along what was now an arbitrary line begging to be taken seriously.” AntinatalismHuman Rights QuotesGlobal CitizenshipOpen BordersAnti NationalismGlobal Citizenship QuotesBorderless WorldFree MigrationFreedom Of MovementUs Mexico Border Book:The Subtle Cause Source: The Subtle Cause
“The well-worn track was as straight as Gadsden’s ruler when the nineteenth-century U.S. diplomat had negotiated yet another strong-armed acquisition of Mexican territory to give Arizona its geometrically pleasing southern boundary. Pleasing on paper, anyway.” AntinatalismHuman Rights QuotesGlobal CitizenshipOpen BordersAnti NationalismGlobal Citizenship QuotesBorderless WorldFree MigrationFreedom Of MovementUs Mexico Border Book:The Subtle Cause Source: The Subtle Cause