Word: madariaga
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...stripes arrived from Spain, joining 38 prominent Spanish exiles. Most noted: brilliant Philosopher Salvador de Madariaga. Republican Spain's most famous cabinet minister and diplomat, and now an honorary fellow at Oxford. Many of the Spaniards were bitter rivals and a? divided as ever on a future policy for their country. But in an emotional scene, Madariaga submitted a resolution on behalf of all Spaniards present, and Gil Robles rose to endorse...
Introducing the document, Madariaga said: "I speak of the two great traditions of Western thought, the Socratic, which demands freedom of the mind, and the Christian, which demands respect for the human being. One hundred and eighteen Spanish delegates have come to tell you that Europe cannot accept in its midst a state where Socrates is poisoned every day and Christ is crucified every day." Applause punctuated his words as he concluded: "One hundred and eighteen come with their hands outstretched to Europe, and Europe should open its arms to receive them. Spain wants to give itself to Europe...
...federate now." and in 1949 most of these groups came together to establish the Council of Europe. Skeptics refused to believe that anything practical would ever come of these idealistic and largely futile efforts. And yet the power of the ideal itself would not fade. Spanish Philosopher Salvador de Madariaga expressed it better than anyone else...
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). Concludes Fulbright: "In the words of the Spanish philosopher Salvador de Madariaga: 'The trouble today is that the Communist world understands unity but not liberty, while the free world understands liberty but not unity. Eventual victory may be won by the first of the two sides to achieve the synthesis of both...