Speeches that have made Europe: Timothy Snyder (2019)

Powerful. Moving. Visionary.

There were speeches in the history of the European Union that have made Europe the way it is today.

A renowned historian specialising in tyranny and totalitarianism, Timothy Snyder writes and teaches with the hope that we might learn from history.

In 2019, the ERSTE Foundation, which cites the preservation of a democratic Europe as one of its strategic goal, invited the Yale professor to deliver a speech to Europe.

Timothy Snyder delivered his speech – a powerful address to Europeans – in this symbolic place, on a symbolic date: Europe Day, celebrated every year on 9 May.

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CONTENT:
00:00:00 Timothy Snyder's speech before the European Parliament
00:00:40 Message to Europe: you are more than your myths
00:02:26 Myths or history
00:05:03 Myth of nation state
00:06:32 European empires
00:11:39 History of the Holocaust
00:16:37 European responsibility for past and future
00:19:47 Today’s imperial world
00:22:58 With the European Union, stronger sovereignty
00:24:08 Dehumanisation
00:29:17 Protecting humanity
00:33:12 Responsibility of memory

[achenarmyst]

History instead of myth. EU instead of empire. Science instead of denial. Free journalism instead of centrally steered media.
Snyder, as an American, is one of the most important ambassadors of modern Europe. Thank you for that 🙏

[OneAdamAdam]

What a great man! A true mensch. The more I read from him, the more I hear him, the more I see him do for us, the more I admire this great scholar.
We must heed his words.

[larstenfaelt]

An amazing speech that is giving hope but also a huge responsibility. I agree with Timothy Snyder that we Europeans need to write our common and true European history and teach that in schools in order to understand our past in order to be stronger on the future with a common balanced narrative moving into the challenges and opportunities of the future!

[johngreally]

Right Human, Right Time, Right Message!