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Quotation from Tear Down This Wall (Brandenburg Gate Address) by Ronald Reagan
“Standing before the Brandenburg Gate, every man is a German, separated from his fellow men. Every man is a Berliner, forced to look upon a scar.”
Tear Down This Wall (Brandenburg Gate Address), Paragraph 4 (Public Papers of the Presidents (1987))
The close of Reagan's description of the wall, echoing Kennedy's declaration in 1963.
Citation: "Standing before the Brandenburg Gate, every man is a German, separated from his fellow men. Every man is a Berliner, forced to look upon a scar." — Ronald Reagan, Tear Down This Wall (Brandenburg Gate Address), Paragraph 4 (Public Papers of the Presidents (1987)). (id tear-down-this-wall-q2)
Virtues: Charity
Portrait: President Reagan giving a speech at the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Federal Republic of Germany. June 12, 1987, Reagan White House Photographs, Public domain.
