His brief speech was a moving tribute to the slain officer, loved as a son, brother, companion and uncle, but also a powerful call for harmony.
In the English language we experience words that call for harmony from Martin Luther King Jr, words that inspire courage from Winston Churchill and words that evoke passion from William Shakespeare.
The marchers called for harmony between Hindus, Sikhs and Moslems and blamed religious fundamentalism for the strife.
"We especially need to promote the traditions calling for harmony with nature".
For President Hu Jintao, whose speeches have been filled with calls for harmony since he took over as party chief four years ago, the document's adoption by the party's Central Committee was an important rite of passage.
Austria's conservative president, Thomas Klestil, called for "harmony instead of confrontation, consensus instead of provocation" as he opened the show before an audience including a visibly seething Mr Mortier.
Felicity-Ann Lewis, who attended Coag as president of the Australian Local Government Association, backed the calls for harmony, saying she had heard stories about women "being targeted in shopping malls and so on".
When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, Washburn led calls for harmony in the law school, which had students from both northern and southern states.
She founded a group called Musicians for Harmony, in New York, which raised $1,000 for the Iraqi orchestra at a benefit concert.
