I saw the extraordinary impact of individual courage, multiplied many times over. The East German authorities had threatened to kill those who continued with “counter-revolutionary actions”; the authorities backed off from using lethal violence against the peaceful protesters only at the very last moment, when too many Leipzigers remained uncowed. Leipzig’s modern name, “city of heroes”, is not just hyperbole. Their courage, against deadly odds, changed the course of history, said Steve Crawshaw, Director of the Office of the Secretary General at Amnesty International
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