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residentRonaldReagon:

Thankyouverymuch.

ChancellorKohl,GoverningMayorDiepgen,ladiesandgentlemen:Twenty-fouryearsago,PresidentJohnF.KeedyvisitedBerlin,eakingtothepeopleofthiscityandtheworldattheCityHall.Well,sincethentwootherpresidentshee,eachinhisturn,toBerlin.AndtodayI,myself,makemysecondvisittoyourcity.WeetoBerlin,weAme

ricanpresidents,becauseit'sourdutytoeak,inthisplace,offreedom.ButImustconfe,we'redrawnherebyotherthingsaswell:bythefeelingofhistoryinthiscity,morethan500yearsolderthanourownnatiobythebeautyoftheGrunewaldandtheTiergartemostofall,byyourcourageanddetermination.PerhatheposerPaulLinckeunderstoodsomethingaboutAmericanpresidents.Yousee,likesomanypresidentsbeforeme,IeheretodaybecausewhereverIgo,whateverIdo:IchhabnocheinenKofferinBerlin.[IstillheasuitcaseinBerlin.]

OurgatheringtodayisbeingbroadcastthroughoutWesternEuropeandNorthAmerica.IunderstandthatitisbeingseenandheardaswellintheEast.TothoselisteningthroughoutEasternEurope,aecialword:AlthoughIcaotbewithyou,Iaddremyremarkstoyoujustassurelyastothosestandingherebeforeme.ForIjoinyou,asIjoinyourfellowcountrymenintheWest,inthisfirm,thisunalterablebelief:EsgibtnureinBerlin.[ThereisonlyoneBerlin.]

Behindmestandsawallthatencirclesthefreesectorsofthiscity,partofastsystemofbarriersthatdividestheentirecontinentofEurope.FromtheBaltic,south,thosebarrierscutacroGermanyinagashofbarbedwire,concrete,dogru,andguardtowers.Farthersouth,theremaybenovisible,noobviouswall.Butthereremainarmedguardsandcheckpointsallthesame--stillarestrictionontherighttotrel,stillanitrumenttoimposeuponordinarymenandwomenthewillofatotalitarianstate.YetitishereinBerlinwherethewallemergesmostclearly;here,cuttingacroyourcity,wherethenewsphotoandthetelevisionscreenheimprintedthisbrutaldivisionofacontinentuponthemindoftheworld.StandingbeforetheBrandeurgGate,everymanisaGerman,separatedfromhisfellowmen.EverymanisaBerliner,forcedtolookuponascar.

PresidentvonWeizsackerhassaid,"TheGermanquestionisopenaslongastheBrandeurgGateisclosed."TodayIsay:Aslongasthegateisclosed,aslongasthisscarofawallispermittedtostand,itisnottheGermanquestionalohatremaiopen,butthequestionoffreedomforallmankind.YetIdonoteheretolament.For12全文查看IfindinBerlinameageofhope,evenintheshadowofthiswall,ameageoftriumph.

Inthisseasonofringin1945,thepeopleofBerlinemergedfromtheirair-raidshelterstofinddevastation.Thousandsofmilesaway,thepeopleoftheUnitedStatesreachedouttohelp.Andin1947SecretaryofState--asyou'vebeentold--GeeMarshallaouncedthecreationofwhatwouldbeeknownastheMarshallP

lan.eakingprecisely40yearsagothismonth,hesaid:"Ourpolicyisdirectednotagaitanycountryordoctrine,butagaithunger,poverty,deeration,andchaos."

IntheReichstagafewmomentsago,Isawadilaymemoratingthis40thaiversaryoftheMarshallPlan.Iwasstruckbythesignonaburnt-out,guttedstructurethatwasbeingrebuilt.IunderstandthatBerlinersofmyowngenerationcanrememberseeingsiglikeitdottedthroughoutthewesternsectorsofthecity.Thesignreadsimply:"TheMarshallPlanishelpingheretostrengthenthefreeworld."Astrong,freeworldintheWest,thatdreambecamereal.Japanrosefromruintobeeaneconomicgiant.Italy,France,Belgium--virtuallyeverynationinWesternEuropesawpoliticalandeconomicrebirth;theEuropeanmunitywasfounded.

InWestGermanyandhereinBerlin,theretookplaceaneconomicmiracle,theWirtschaftswunder.Adenauer,Erhard,Reuter,andotherleadersunderstoodthepracticalimportanceofliberty--thatjustastruthcanflourishonlywhenthejournalistisgivenfreedomofeech,soproeritycaneaboutonlywhenthefarmerandbusinemanenjoyeconomicfreedom.TheGermanleadersreducedtariffs,expandedfreetrade,loweredtaxes.From1950to1960alone,thestandardoflivinginWestGermanyandBerlindoubled.

Wherefourdecadesagotherewasrule,todayinWestBerlinthereisthegreatestindustrialoutputofanycityinGermany--busyofficeblocks,finehomesandapartments,proudenues,andthereadinglawofparkland.Whereacity'scultureseemedtohebeendestroyed,todaytherearetwogreatuniversities,orchestrasandanopera,countletheaters,andmuseums.Wheretherewaswant,todaythere'sabundance--food,clothing,automobiles--thewonderfulgoodsoftheKu'damm.Fromdevastation,fromutterruin,youBerlinershe,infreedom,rebuiltacitythatonceagainranksasoneofthegreatestonearth.TheSovietsmayhehadotherpla.Butmyfriends,therewereafewthingstheSovietsdidn'tcounton--BerlinerHerz,BerlinerHumor,ja,undBerlinerSchnauze.[Berlinerheart,Berlinerhumor,yes,andaBerlinerSchnauze.]

Inthe1950s,Khrushchevpredicted:"Wewillburyyou."ButintheWesttoday,weseeafreeworldthathasachievedalevelofproerityandwell-beingurecedentedinallhumanhistory.Inthemunistworld,weseefailure,technologicalbackwardne,decliningstandardsofhealth,evenwantofthemostbasickind--toolittlefood.Eventoday,theSovietUnionstillcaotfeeditself.Afterthesefourdecades,then,therestandsbeforetheentireworldonegreatandinescapableconclusion:Freedomleadstoproerity.Freedomreplacestheancienthatredsamongthenatiowithityandpeace.Freedomisthevictor.

AndnowtheSovietsthemselvesmay,inalimitedway,beingtounderstandtheimportanceoffreedom.WehearmuchfromMoscowaboutanewpolicyofreformandopee.Somepoliticalprisonershebeenreleased.Certainforeignnewsbroadcastsarenolongerbeingjammed.Someeconomicenterpriseshebeenpermittedtooperatewithgreaterfreedomfromstatecontrol.

ArethesethebegiingsofprofoundchangesintheSovietstate?Oraretheytokengestures,intendedtoraisefalsehopesintheWest,ortostrengthentheSovietsystemwithoutchangingit?Wewelechangeandopeeforwebelievethatfreedomandsecuritygotogether,thattheadvanceofhumanlibertycanonlystrengthenthecauseofworldpeace.ThereisonesigntheSovietscanmakethatwouldbeunmistakable,thatwouldadvancedramaticallythecauseoffreedomandpeace.

GeneralSecretaryGorbachev,ifyouseekpeace,ifyouseekproerityfortheSovietUnionandEasternEurope,ifyouseekliberalization:eheretothisgate!Mr.Gorbachev,openthisgate!Mr.Gorbachev,teardownthiswall!

Iunderstandthefearofwarandthepainofdivisionthatafflictthiscontinent--andIpledgetoyoumycountry'seffortstohelpoveretheseburde.Tobesure,weintheWestmustresistSovietexpaion.Sowemustmaintaindefeesofunaailablestrength.Yetweseekpeace;sowemuststrivetoreducearmsonbothsides.

Begiing10yearsago,theSovietschallengedtheWesternalliancewithagrenewthreat,hundredsofnewandmoredeadly-20nuclearmiiles,capableofstrikingeverycapitalinEurope.TheWesternalliancereondedbymittingitselftoacounter-deploymentunletheSovietsagreedtonegotiateabettersolutionamely,theeliminationofsuchweapoonbothsides.Formanymonths,theSovietsrefusedtobargaininearnestne.Asthealliance,inturn,preparedtogoforwardwithitscounter-deployment,thereweredifficultdays--daysofprotestslikethoseduringmy1982visittothiscity--andtheSovietslaterwalkedawayfromthetable.

Butthroughitall,theallianceheldfirm.AndIinvitethosewhoprotestedthen--Iinvitethosewhoprotesttoday--tomarkthisfact:Becauseweremainedstrong,theSovietscamebacktothetable.Andbecauseweremainedstrong,todaywehewithinreachthepoibility,notmerelyoflimitingthegrowthofarms,butofeliminating,forthefirsttime,anentireclaofnuclearweapofromthefaceoftheearth.

AsIeak,NATOministersaremeetinginIcelandtoreviewtheprogreofourproposalsforeliminatingtheseweapo.AtthetalksinGeneva,wehealsoproposeddeepcutsinstrategicoffeiveweapo.AndtheWesternallieshelikewisemadefar-reachingproposalstoreducethedangerofconventionalwarandtoplaceatotalbanonchemicalweapo.

Whilewepursuethesearmsreductio,IpledgetoyouthatwewillmaintainthecapacitytodeterSovietaggreionatanylevelatwhichitmightoccur.Andincooperationwithmanyofourallies,theUnitedStatesispursuingtheStrategicDefeeInitiative--researchtobasedeterrencenotonthethreatofoffeiveretaliation,butondefeesthattrulydefend;onsystems,inshort,thatwillnottargetpopulatio,butshieldthem.BythesemeaweseektoincreasethesafetyofEuropeandalltheworld.Butwemustrememberacrucialfact:EastandWestdonotmistrusteachotherbecausewearearmed;wearearmedbecausewemistrusteachother.Andourdifferencesarenotaboutweapobutaboutliberty.WhenPresidentKeedyokeattheCityHallthose24yearsago,freedomwasencircled,Berlinwasundersiege.Andtoday,deiteallthepreuresuponthiscity,Berlinstandssecureinitsliberty.Andfreedomitselfistraformingtheglobe.

InthePhiliines,inSouthandCentralAmerica,democracyhasbeengivenarebirth.ThroughoutthePacific,freemarketsareworkingmiracleaftermiracleofeconomicgrowth.Intheindustrializednatio,atechnologicalrevolutionistakingplace--arevolutionmarkedbyrapid,dramaticadvancesinputersandtelemunicatio.

InEurope,onlyonenationandthoseitcontrolsrefusetojointhemunityoffreedom.Yetinthisageofredoubledeconomicgrowth,ofinformationandiovation,theSovietUnionfacesachoice:Itmustmakefundamentalchanges,oritwillbeeoolete.

Todaythusrepresentsamomentofhope.WeintheWeststandreadytocooperatewiththeEasttopromotetrueopee,tobreakdownbarriersthatseparatepeople,tocreateasafe,freerworld.AndsurelythereisnobetterplacethanBerlin,themeetingplaceofEastandWest,tomakeastart.FreepeopleofBerlin:Today,asinthepast,theUnitedStatesstandsforthestrictoervanceandfullimplementationofallpartsoftheFourPowerAgreementof1971.Letususethisoccasion,the750thaiversaryofthiscity,tousherinanewera,toseekastillfuller,richerlifefortheBerlinofthefuture.Together,letusmaintainanddevelopthetiesbetweentheFederalRepublicandtheWesternsectorsofBerlin,whichispermittedbythe1971agreement.

AndIinviteMr.Gorbachev:LetusworktobringtheEasternandWesternpartsofthecityclosertogether,sothatalltheinhabitantsofallBerlincanenjoythebenefitsthatewithlifeinoneofthegreatcitiesoftheworld.

ToopenBerlinstillfurthertoallEurope,EastandWest,letusexpandthevitalairaccetothiscity,findingwaysofmakingmercialairservicetoBerlinmoreconvenient,morefortable,andmoreeconomical.WelooktothedaywhenWestBerlincanbeeoneofthechiefiationhuinallcentralEurope.

WithourFrenchandBritishpartners,theUnitedStatesispreparedtohelpbringinternationalmeetingstoBerlin.ItwouldbeonlyfittingforBerlintoserveasthesiteofUnitedNatiomeetings,orworldconferencesonhumanrightsandarmscontrolorotheriuesthatcallforinternationalcooperation.

Thereisnobetterwaytoestablishhopeforthefuturethantoenlightenyoungminds,andwewouldbehonoredtooorsummeryouthexchanges,culturalevents,andotherprogramsforyoungBerlinersfromtheEast.OurFrenchandBritishfriends,I'mcertain,willdothesame.Andit'smyhopethatanauthoritycanbefoundinEastBerlintooorvisitsfromyoungpeopleoftheWesternsectors.

Onefinalproposal,oneclosetomyheart:ortrepresentsasourceofenjoymentandeoblement,andyoumayhenotedthattheRepublicofKorea--SouthKorea--hasofferedtopermitcertaineventsofthe1988OlympicstotakeplaceintheNorth.Internationalortspetitioofallkindscouldtakeplaceinbothpartsofthiscity.AndwhatbetterwaytodemotratetotheworldtheopeeofthiscitythantoofferinsomefutureyeartoholdtheOlympicgameshereinBerlin,EastandWest?Inthesefourdecades,asIhesaid,youBerlinershebuiltagreatcity.You'vedonesoiniteofthreats--theSovietattemptstoimposetheEast-mark,theblockade.Todaythecitythrivesiniteofthechallengesimplicitintheverypresenceofthiswall.Whatkeeyouhere?Certainlythere'sagreatdealtobesaidforyourfortitude,foryourdefiantcourage.ButIbelievethere'ssomethingdeeper,somethingthatinvolvesBerlin'swholelookandfeelandwayoflife--notmeresentiment.NoonecouldlivelonginBerlinwithoutbeingpletelydisabusedofillusio.Somethingitead,thathasseenthedifficultiesoflifeinBerlinbutchoset

oacceptthem,thatcontinuestobuildthisgoodandproudcityincontrasttoasurroundingtotalitarianpresencethatrefusestoreleasehumanenergiesorairatio.Somethingthateakswithapowerfulvoiceofaffirmation,thatsaysyestothiscity,yestothefuture,yestofreedom.Inaword,IwouldsubmitthatwhatkeeyouinBerlinislove--lovebothprofoundandabiding.

Perhathisgetstotherootofthematter,tothemostfundamentaldistinctionofallbetweenEastandWest.Thetotalitarianworldproducesbackwardnebecauseitdoessuchviolencetotheirit,thwartingthehumanimpulsetocreate,toenjoy,toworship.Thetotalitarianworldfindsevensymbolsofloveandofworshipanaffront.Yearsago,beforetheEastGermabeganrebuildingtheirchurches,theyerectedasecularstructure:thetelevisiontoweratAlexanderPlatz.Virtuallyeversince,theauthoritieshebeenworkingtocorrectwhattheyviewasthetower'sonemajorflaw,treatingtheglahereatthetopwithpaintsandchemicalsofeverykind.Yeteventodaywhenthesunstrikesthathere--thatherethattowersoverallBerlin--thelightmakesthesignofthecro.ThereinBerlin,likethecityitself,symbolsoflove,symbolsofworship,caotbesureed.

AsIlookedoutamomentagofromtheReichstag,thatembodimentofGermanunity,Inoticedwordscrudelyray-painteduponthewall,perhabyayoungBerliner:"Thiswallwillfall.Beliefsbeereality."Yes,acroEurope,thiswallwillfall.Foritcaotwithstandfaith;itcaotwithstandtruth.Thewallcaotwithstandfreedom.

AndIwouldlike,beforeIclose,tosayoneword.Iheread,andIhebeenquestionedsinceI'vebeenhereaboutcertaindemotratioagaitmying.AndIwouldliketosayjustohing,andtothosewhodemotrateso.Iwonderiftheyheeveraskedthemselvesthatiftheyshouldhethekindofgovernmenttheyaarentlyseek,noonewouldeverbeabletodowhatthey'redoingagain.

ThankyouandGodbleyouall.

Note:ThePresidentokeat2:20p.m.attheBrandeurgGate.Inhisopeningremarks,hereferredtoWestGermanChancellorHelmutKohl.Priortohisremarks,PresidentReaganmetwithWestGermanPresidentRichardvonWeizsackerandtheGoverningMayorofWestBerlinEberhardDiepgenatSchloBellevue,PresidentWeizsacker'sofficialresidenceinWestBerlin.Followingthemeeting,PresidentReaganwenttotheReichstag,whereheviewedtheBerlinWallfromtheEastBalcony.

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rsidnRonldRon:

Thnkyouvrymuch.

ChncllorKohl,GovrninMyorDipn,ldisndnlmn:Twny-fouryrso,rsidnJohnF.KdyvisidBrlin,kinohpoplofhisciyndhworldhCiyHll.Wll,sinchnwoohrprsidnshv,chinhisurn,oBrlin.AndodyI,myslf,mkmyscondvisioyourciy.WoBrlin,wAm

ricnprsidns,bcusi'sourduyok,inhisplc,offrdom.BuImusconf,w'rdrwnhrbyohrhinsswll:byhflinofhisoryinhisciy,morhn500yrsoldrhnourownniobyhbuyofhGrunwldndhTirrmosofll,byyourcournddrminion.rhhposrulLinckundrsoodsomhinbouAmricnprsidns.Yous,liksomnyprsidnsbform,IhrodybcuswhrvrIo,whvrIdo:IchhbnochinnKoffrinBrlin.[IsillhvsuicsinBrlin.]

OurhrinodyisbinbrodcshrouhouWsrnEuropndorhAmric.IundrsndhiisbinsnndhrdswllinhEs.TohoslisninhrouhouEsrnEurop,cilword:AlhouhIcobwihyou,Iddrmyrmrksoyoujusssurlysohossndinhrbform.ForIjoinyou,sIjoinyourfllowcounrymninhWs,inhisfirm,hisunlrblblif:EsibnurinBrlin.[ThrisonlyonBrlin.]

Bhindmsndswllhncirclshfrscorsofhisciy,profvssysmofbrrirshdividshnirconinnofEurop.FromhBlic,souh,hosbrrirscucroGrmnyinshofbrbdwir,concr,doru,ndurdowrs.Frhrsouh,hrmybnovisibl,noobviouswll.Buhrrminrmdurdsndchckpoinsllhsm--sillrsriciononhrihorvl,sillnirumnoimposuponordinrymnndwomnhwillofolirins.YiishrinBrlinwhrhwllmrsmosclrly;hr,cuincroyourciy,whrhnwsphoondhlvisionscrnhvimprindhisbruldivisionofconinnuponhmindofhworld.SndinbforhBrndurG,vrymnisGrmn,sprdfromhisfllowmn.EvrymnisBrlinr,forcdolookuponscr.

rsidnvonWizsckrhssid,"ThGrmnqusionisopnslonshBrndurGisclosd."TodyIsy:Aslonshisclosd,slonshisscrofwllisprmidosnd,iisnohGrmnqusionlonhrmiopn,buhqusionoffrdomforllmnkind.YIdonohrolmn.For[]IfindinBrlinmofhop,vninhshdowofhiswll,mofriumph.

Inhisssonofrinin1945,hpoplofBrlinmrdfromhirir-ridshlrsofinddvsion.Thousndsofmilswy,hpoplofhUnidSsrchdouohlp.Andin1947ScrryofS--syou'vbnold--GorMrshllouncdhcrionofwhwouldbknownshMrshll

ln.kinprcisly40yrsohismonh,hsid:"Ourpolicyisdircdnoinycounryordocrin,buihunr,povry,drion,ndchos."

InhRichsfwmomnso,Iswdilymmorinhis40hivrsryofhMrshllln.Iwssruckbyhsinonburn-ou,udsrucurhwsbinrbuil.IundrsndhBrlinrsofmyownnrioncnrmmbrsinsilikidodhrouhouhwsrnscorsofhciy.Thsinrdsimply:"ThMrshlllnishlpinhrosrnhnhfrworld."Asron,frworldinhWs,hdrmbcmrl.Jpnrosfromruinobnconomicin.Ily,Frnc,Blium--virullyvrynioninWsrnEuropswpoliiclndconomicrbirh;hEuropnmuniywsfoundd.

InWsGrmnyndhrinBrlin,hrookplcnconomicmircl,hWirschfswundr.Adnur,Erhrd,Rur,ndohrldrsundrsoodhprciclimporncoflibry--hjussruhcnflourishonlywhnhjournlisisivnfrdomofch,soproriycnbouonlywhnhfrmrndbusinmnnjoyconomicfrdom.ThGrmnldrsrducdriffs,pnddfrrd,lowrds.From1950o1960lon,hsndrdoflivininWsGrmnyndBrlindoubld.

Whrfourdcdsohrwsrul,odyinWsBrlinhrishrsindusriloupuofnyciyinGrmny--busyofficblocks,finhomsndprmns,proudvnus,ndhrdinlwofprklnd.Whrciy'sculursmdohvbndsroyd,odyhrrworunivrsiis,orchsrsndnopr,counlhrs,ndmusums.Whrhrwswn,odyhr'sbundnc--food,clohin,uomobils--hwondrfuloodsofhKu'dmm.Fromdvsion,fromurruin,youBrlinrshv,infrdom,rbuilciyhoncinrnkssonofhrsonrh.ThSovismyhvhdohrpl.Bumyfrinds,hrwrfwhinshSovisdidn'counon--BrlinrHrz,BrlinrHumor,j,undBrlinrSchnuz.[Brlinrhr,Brlinrhumor,ys,ndBrlinrSchnuz.]

Inh1950s,Khrushchvprdicd:"Wwillburyyou."BuinhWsody,wsfrworldhhschivdlvlofproriyndwll-binurcdndinllhumnhisory.Inhmunisworld,wsfilur,chnoloiclbckwrdn,dclininsndrdsofhlh,vnwnofhmosbsickind--oolilfood.Evnody,hSoviUnionsillcofdislf.Afrhsfourdcds,hn,hrsndsbforhnirworldonrndinscpblconclusion:Frdomldsoproriy.Frdomrplcshncinhrdsmonhniowihiyndpc.Frdomishvicor.

AndnowhSovishmslvsmy,inlimidwy,binoundrsndhimporncoffrdom.WhrmuchfromMoscowbounwpolicyofrformndop.Sompoliiclprisonrshvbnrlsd.Crinforinnwsbrodcssrnolonrbinjmmd.Somconomicnrprisshvbnprmidooprwihrrfrdomfromsconrol.

ArhshbiinsofprofoundchnsinhSovis?Orrhyoknsurs,innddorisflshopsinhWs,orosrnhnhSovisysmwihouchnini?Wwlchnndopforwblivhfrdomndscuriyoohr,hhdvncofhumnlibrycnonlysrnhnhcusofworldpc.ThrisonsinhSoviscnmkhwouldbunmiskbl,hwoulddvncdrmicllyhcusoffrdomndpc.

GnrlScrryGorbchv,ifyouskpc,ifyouskproriyforhSoviUnionndEsrnEurop,ifyousklibrlizion:hrohis!Mr.Gorbchv,opnhis!Mr.Gorbchv,rdownhiswll!

Iundrsndhfrofwrndhpinofdivisionhfflichisconinn--ndIpldoyoumycounry'sfforsohlpovrhsburd.Tobsur,winhWsmusrsisSovipion.Sowmusminindfsofunilblsrnh.Ywskpc;sowmussrivorducrmsonbohsids.

Biin10yrso,hSovischllndhWsrnllincwihrvnwhr,hundrdsofnwndmorddly-20nuclrmiils,cpblofsrikinvrycpilinEurop.ThWsrnllincronddbymiinislfocounr-dploymnunlhSovisrdonoibrsoluionmly,hliminionofsuchwpoonbohsids.Formnymonhs,hSovisrfusdobrininrnsn.Ashllinc,inurn,prprdooforwrdwihiscounr-dploymn,hrwrdifficuldys--dysofprosslikhosdurinmy1982visiohisciy--ndhSovislrwlkdwyfromhbl.

Buhrouhill,hllinchldfirm.AndIinvihoswhoprosdhn--Iinvihoswhoprosody--omrkhisfc:Bcuswrmindsron,hSoviscmbckohbl.Andbcuswrmindsron,odywhvwihinrchhpoibiliy,nomrlyoflimiinhrowhofrms,buofliminin,forhfirsim,nnirclofnuclrwpofromhfcofhrh.

AsIk,ATOminisrsrmininIclndorviwhprorofourproposlsforlimininhswpo.AhlksinGnv,whvlsoproposddpcusinsricoffivwpo.AndhWsrnllishvlikwismdfr-rchinproposlsorduchdnrofconvnionlwrndoplcolbnonchmiclwpo.

Whilwpursuhsrmsrducio,IpldoyouhwwillmininhcpciyodrSovirionnylvlwhichimihoccur.Andincooprionwihmnyofourllis,hUnidSsispursuinhSricDfIniiiv--rsrchobsdrrncnoonhhrofoffivrliion,buondfshrulydfnd;onsysms,inshor,hwillnorpopulio,bushildhm.ByhsmwskoincrshsfyofEuropndllhworld.Buwmusrmmbrcrucilfc:EsndWsdonomisruschohrbcuswrrmd;wrrmdbcuswmisruschohr.Andourdiffrncsrnobouwpobuboulibry.WhnrsidnKdyokhCiyHllhos24yrso,frdomwsncircld,Brlinwsundrsi.Andody,dillhprursuponhisciy,Brlinsndsscurinislibry.Andfrdomislfisrforminhlob.

Inhhiliins,inSouhndCnrlAmric,dmocrcyhsbnivnrbirh.Throuhouhcific,frmrksrworkinmirclfrmirclofconomicrowh.Inhindusrilizdnio,chnoloiclrvoluioniskinplc--rvoluionmrkdbyrpid,drmicdvncsinpursndlmunicio.

InEurop,onlyonnionndhosiconrolsrfusojoinhmuniyoffrdom.Yinhisofrdoubldconomicrowh,ofinformionndiovion,hSoviUnionfcschoic:Imusmkfundmnlchns,oriwillbool.

Todyhusrprsnsmomnofhop.WinhWssndrdyocooprwihhEsopromoruop,obrkdownbrrirshsprpopl,ocrsf,frrworld.AndsurlyhrisnobrplchnBrlin,hminplcofEsndWs,omksr.FrpoplofBrlin:Tody,sinhps,hUnidSssndsforhsricorvncndfullimplmnionofllprsofhFourowrArmnof1971.Lusushisoccsion,h750hivrsryofhisciy,oushrinnwr,osksillfullr,richrlifforhBrlinofhfuur.Tohr,lusmininnddvlophisbwnhFdrlRpublicndhWsrnscorsofBrlin,whichisprmidbyh1971rmn.

AndIinviMr.Gorbchv:LusworkobrinhEsrnndWsrnprsofhciyclosrohr,sohllhinhbinsofllBrlincnnjoyhbnfishwihlifinonofhrciisofhworld.

ToopnBrlinsillfurhrollEurop,EsndWs,luspndhvilirccohisciy,findinwysofmkinmrcilirsrvicoBrlinmorconvnin,morforbl,ndmorconomicl.WlookohdywhnWsBrlincnbonofhchifviionhuinllcnrlEurop.

WihourFrnchndBriishprnrs,hUnidSsisprprdohlpbrininrnionlminsoBrlin.IwouldbonlyfiinforBrlinosrvshsiofUnidiomins,orworldconfrncsonhumnrihsndrmsconrolorohriushcllforinrnionlcooprion.

Thrisnobrwyosblishhopforhfuurhnonlihnyounminds,ndwwouldbhonordooorsummryouhchns,culurlvns,ndohrprormsforyounBrlinrsfromhEs.OurFrnchndBriishfrinds,I'mcrin,willdohsm.Andi'smyhophnuhoriycnbfoundinEsBrlinooorvisisfromyounpoplofhWsrnscors.

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