Anyone who asks himself the question today, what determines our society, what shapes it and gives it form, will come across these three main characteristics: freedom, responsibility and tolerance.
"I will try to outline the extent to which they can be the basis of a global dominant culture at the same time - but let me point out that I am not a prophet or a teacher of wisdom. Rather expect the perspective of an eyewitness and of course - to put it very simply - a lover of freedom."
From the speech of Joachim Gauck, a German politician who held the office of President of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2012-2017.