It would rally to its cause all those who are suffering wrong or who aspire to a better life, and all those who are now enduring foreign oppression.

In 1523 he wrote: "The people will not, cannot, shall not endure your tyranny and oppression any longer.

They travel without restriction between the island and the mainland, yet endure prejudice and economic oppression.

We now see, with chilling clarity, that a world where many millions of people endure brutal oppression and extreme misery will never be fully secure, even for its most privileged inhabitants.

First and foremost, this is an extraordinary victory for the people of the former Yugoslavia, who endured oppression and deprivation, who saw through the propaganda, who took their country back with nothing but courage, principle and patriotism.

And yet, in some parts of the world, women still have to endure oppression and brutality.

Around the world there are many who feel that Cuba has endured much oppression at America's hands.

In the paradise islands of the Maldives, where more than 300 000 European tourists enjoy unforgettable holidays, thousands of local citizens have to endure appalling oppression by a regime that has been in power for 26 years.

It is utterly two faced to demand that our own societies are whiter than white whilst not caring whether others have to endure oppression from those that are blacker than black.

Though it was the birthplace of democracy, Greece has endured political and cultural oppression for centuries.