08/06/1962
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"I know of no town, no city, that has been besieged for 18 years that still lives with the vitality and the force, and the hope and the determination of the city of West Berlin."
"In short, these dogmatic police states are an anachronism."
"And the American people and the American Government are going to respond."
"In 18 years of peace and good faith, this generation of Germans has earned the right to be free, including the right to unite their families and their nation in lasting peace, with good will to all pe..."