Now, issues of diversity, and the strife intrinsic to building unity, fascinate him. If you analyze all the violent conflicts around the world at the moment, the main problem is the failure to, in a meaningful way, accommodate diversity. Minorities need to feel they have breathing space with regard to their positions, with regard to their culture, with regard to what is important to them. You're Basque, but you're also Spanish. The moment we force them to choose, we light the spark of conflict and tension.
Simple communication is vital.
Somehow or another, we must take hands, put our heads together and move forward together, because we all have a common destiny. In his Prague Castle speech, de Klerk said enlightenment has exacted its price. Technological and economic development, he said, has outstripped spiritual development. The benefits of a global economy have squelched rich cultural, linguistic and religious traditions that traditionally have given life its meaning. The result is the development of a new generation of global citizens whose attitudes, tastes and aspirations are increasingly uniform.