We were looking for political figures and their statements that we liked

„We don’t have time to sit on our hands as our planet burns. For young people, climate change is bigger than election or re-election. It’s life or death.“ (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)

„We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.“ (Kofi Anan)

„Everyone who chooses to live in Europe must accept the basic values. This includes the rule of law as well as equality of men and women and non-discrimination against religious and other minorities.“ (Věra Jourová)

„You don’t have to be black to fight racism‚ you don’t have to be gay to fight homophobia‚ you don’t have to be a woman to fight for equality and women’s rights.“ (Patricia de Lille)

„To me, leadership is not about necessarily being the loudest in the room, but instead being the bridge, or the thing that is missing in the discussion and trying to build a consensus from there.“ (Jacinda Ardern)

„Someone in power should be a person who wishes it the least; a person who is honest, and who is aware of all the traps and the huge responsibility of authority. Such a politician will work for the people, for the municipality, the state and humankind.“ (Janez Drnovšek)

„Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.“ (Nelson Mandela)

„Nobody in Europe will be abandoned. Nobody in Europe will be excluded. Europe only succeeds if we work together.“ (Angela Merkel)

„I really want women to know their power, to value their experience. To understand that nothing has been more wholesome in the political process than the increased involvement of women.“ (Nancy Pelosi)

„Being yourself is not your ideology. It’s your identity. So I want to be crystal clear – LGBTQI-free zones are humanity free zones. And they have no place in our union.“ (Ursula von der Leyen)

When we achieve human rights and human dignity for all people - they will build a peaceful, sustainable, and just world. (Antonio Guterres)