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.
You should not live one way in private, another in public.
Some people take the view that we happen by accident. I think that there is something much deeper, of which we have very little inkling at the moment.
We gain internal freedom through external actions.
O, my offence is rank, it smells to heaven
The ability to stand by one's principles, to live with integrity and faith according to one's belief-that is what matters, that is the difference between a contribution and a commitment. That devotion to true principle in our individual lives, in our homes and families, and in all places that we meet and influence other people-that devotion is what God is ultimately requesting of us.
Obscurity and a competence—that is the life that is best worth living.
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