In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words.
Interpretation
The quote reflects on the distinction between theoretical ideals and the real experiences that give them meaning.
Bianca Jagger's quote highlights the contrast between the abstract concepts of liberty, equality, and the rule of law, which can often feel distant or unattainable in certain contexts like Nicaragua. Through her experiences in Paris, she comes to appreciate these ideals more deeply, recognizing their true value and significance when witnessed in practice.
In practice
In a speech advocating for human rights, one might reference this quote to emphasize the importance of understanding these concepts.
I have friends of mine who have died of AIDS and many of those friends...did not tell me until the very end...because they felt that there was a stigma, a taboo, attached to it...now we have more women infected with HIV/AIDS, many of those women were infected by their husbands who did not tell them
I didn't want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen.
Photography speaks a universal language that does not need translation, and with an immediacy that the written word lacks. It freezes a moment in time, leaving an indelible image.
I have concluded the evident existence of God, and that my existence depends entirely on God in all the moments of my life, that I do not think that the human spirit may know anything with greater evidence and certitude.
We might say that psychoanalysis revealed to us the complex penalties of denying the truth of man's condition, what we might call the costs of pretending not to be mad.
Natural selection is not gene centrist and nor is biology all about genes; our comprehending minds are a result of our fast evolving culture.
I don't view prosecutors and attorneys as natural enemies. ... Though their roles are oppositional, the two simply have different roles to play in pursuit of the larger purpose, realizing the rule of law. ... This is not to deny that the will to win drives those efforts. ... Rather, it is simply to insist that ultimately, neither the accused nor society is served unless the integrity of the system is set above the expedient purposes of either side.
Excuse me, are you the imprint of a departed soul?
Wasting time has an esthetics to it.
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