Seattle, April 13 -- Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson unveiled the statue of Swami Vivekananda and noted that his speech in the US a century ago focused on the idea of humanity being stronger than the differences between human beings.

Wilson said that over a century ago, when Vivekananda addressed the audience as 'sisters and brothers', it established the idea that a shared sense of humanity binds everyone.

"More than a century ago, Vivekananda stood before the Parliament of the World's Religions and began to speak with 'sisters and brothers of America'. That simple phrase carried a powerful idea: that our shared humanity is stronger than the differences between us. So, this statue is more than a monument. It's a reminder of the values that w...