"What will propel us forward as a species is our curiosity, our ability to forgive, our ability to appreciate, our courage, our desire to connect, our ability to laugh, and our attempt to learn from our mistakes, so that we can learn from the past, understand our place in the world and use our collective knowledge to create a better future. "Our collective knowledge, economy, technology and environment are fundamentally interdependent. "For centuries we have declared our independence. Perhaps … Watch video