Keep the spirit of this revolution

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Constitutions are serious stuff. The one that I grew up under is known as the Grundgesetz—the fundamental law of Germany. In its first line, this constitution declares that the dignity of the human being is inviolable and that the state has to honor and protect it. Back at the time of this constitution’s drafting 70 years ago, this was big news in a country that had just experienced devastation and unimaginable barbarism practiced by its own regime. Germans are no worse or better than other humans. This is to say that the generations of rulers and ruled that have lived under this stipulation of inviolable dignity since 1949 have had vertical and horizontal disputes by the zillions, including incidents of authoritarian violence. By way of comparison, German society passed through more internal conflicts of interests than is worth to consider when advocating for the importance of constitutional values in a