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The world is very different today than it was in 1968.

So the same cultural and political issues that divided us in 1968 are still dividing us.

I was born in 1952, so obviously the sixties were important. That's when I came of age. It was also a revolutionary period, a complete break with the generation before us in terms of culture, literature, music, and in politics, of course. 1968 was an important year; I was 16, and the world became clear to me, visible, so to say.

Many things happened in the sixties, but the period is no more significant, better, or more 'political' than today. It's time to turn the page.

You look at 1968 and it was truly the year that shook the world. The world was really completely upside down.

The 1960s were really a life-changing time.

For some reason, 1968 is a touchstone year for me. I think it was the first year I felt fully conscious.

In the 1960s, there was a point, 1968, '69, when there was a very strong antiwar movement against the war in Vietnam. But it's worth remembering that the war in Vietnam started - an outright war started in 1962.

I was grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. The political violence really started in 1970-1971. The political difficulties start a little bit beyond that.

In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event.