It alludes figuratively to our own resurrection to a new life out of the ashes of our destroyed cities. The first conceptual sketch shows the Risen One, blessing the earth with his right hand, while the left warningly, indeed imploringly, points to heaven. A symbol on this hill which is to be a clear memorial to all for the peace with France, for the peace with all peoples. For the peace of all peoples. Peace is not possible where hate, jealousy and striving for power determine the existence of people.
Peace remains illusion, utopia and mere hope, unless the people themselves work on it.
There is no order without people who keep the well-being and fortune of others in mind and think not only of themselves. Ruins and debris are the tracks, which hatred has engraved into the face of the earth. Love conquers death because it has overcome hatred. Love alone bestows life and peace. An excerpt from the book The Collected Writings by Arno Breker.