Salem is an international humanitarian and environmental organisation actively working for peace throughout the world. Originally founded in 1957 by Gottfried Müller and a circle of friends in Stuttgart, Germany, to provide shelter for the homeless, Salem can now be found in many different countries, on 5 continents. Salem is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) whose belief is based on the Bible and human rights.
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“I have always endeavored to acquire strict business habits; they are indispensable to every man. If your trade is with the Celestial Empire, then some small counting house on the coast, in some Salem harbor, will be fixture enough.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)