In this age of globalization, we must do our best to ensure that knowledge and education are globalized, as well. Germany's dedication to learning is world renowned. That tradition has produced Nobel Prize winners for peace, the arts and, especially, the sciences. Dresden itself is a world-famous centre of art, architecture, music and intellectual inquiry. This University is among the many institutions here in Dresden which, over the centuries, have made significant contributions.
Men of war continue to prey on ignorance in order to instil fear and arouse hatred.
That was the case in Bosnia and Rwanda, where murderous ideologies took root in the absence of truthful information and honest education. It has been happening again in Kosovo. Germany's calamity is long over, of course, and the German people have made admirable and painstaking efforts to build an open society. Even so, there remain those who target immigrants and others for discrimination and violence. As you know, upon taking office, Chancellor Schr der appealed for greater tolerance.