Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In a 1987 speech in West Berlin, President Ronald Reagan famously declared: ``Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.'' For nearly 30 years, East and West Berlin were separated, both physically and ideologically. On November 9, 1989, freedom prevailed. East Germany's communist government and the Berlin Wall, one of the starkest symbols of the Cold War, would fall. That evening, on a West German television channel, reporter Hanns Friedrichs proclaimed: This 9th of November is a historic day. East Germany has announced that, starting immediately, its borders are open to everyone. While East and West Germany would not officially unify until the following year, East and West Berliners rushed to the Brandenburg Gate to celebrate this historic moment that would lead to the end of the Cold War. Let today serve as a reminder that freedom is always worth fighting for. ____________________”