Who said it?
“Let your vision be world-embracing, rather than confined to your own self.”
Bahá’u’lláh
The fall of this in 1989 symbolized the end of division between East and West.
The Berlin Wall
This 18th-century invention harnessed heat to power machines — igniting the Industrial Revolution.
The steam engine
This timeless 1971 piano ballad imagines a world with “no countries” and “nothing to kill or die for.”
"Imagine"
This Baltic country inspired over 150 nations to join its “Let’s Do It!” world clean-up movement.
Estonia
“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal law.”
Buddha
Peace treaty between Estonia and Soviet Russia recognizing Estonia’s independence in 1920.
Treaty of Tartu
This 15th-century invention unleashed literacy and helped end the Middle Ages by spreading knowledge at scale.
Printing press
Broadcast live to 400 million people in 1967, this Beatles song declared that the one universal need.
"All you need is love"
This Central European nation transformed from dictatorship to democracy through a “Velvet Revolution.”
Czech Republic
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.”
Jesus Christ
Signed in 1948, this UN declaration proclaimed the inherent dignity and equality of all people.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
This life-saving medical discovery by Alexander Fleming began with a mold that killed bacteria.
Penicillin
Estonia’s own Tõnis Mägi wrote this song, which became an anthem of freedom during the Singing Revolution.
"Koit" or "Dawn"
Following decades of civil conflict, this nation signed the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
Ireland
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Formally established peace between the Allied powers and several Axis nations—including Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Finland—after World War II in 1948.
Paris Peace Treaties
This 1957 launch from the Soviet Union marked humanity’s first step beyond Earth.
Sputnik
Performed in 1985’s Live Aid concert, this Queen anthem reminded the world that “love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night.”
This African nation planted 350 million trees in a single day to combat deforestation.
Ethiopia
Arvo Pärt
This global agreement in 2015 brought nations together to confront the climate crisis.
The Paris Climate Agreement
Revealed in 1953, this molecule’s structure underpins much of modern European biomedical research.
DNA
This 1985 charity single featured over 40 artists singing.
“We Are the World”
This Middle Eastern state became the first Arab nation to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, following the Camp David Accords.
Egypt