Ich bin ein Berliner
Abschlussbedingungen
"There are many people in the world who really don't understand, or say they don't, what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin. There are some who say that communism is the wave of the future. Let them come to Berlin. And there are some who say in Europe and elsewhere we can work with the Communists. Let them come to Berlin. And there are even a few who say that it is true that communism is an evil system, but it permits us to make economic progress. Lass' sic nach Berlin kommen. Let them come to Berlin."
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!"
“Ich bin ein Berliner” Speech (June 26, 1963)
John F. Kennedy
- Who was J.F. Kennedy?
- When and why was the Berlin Wall built? What did it come to symbolise?
- Why does Kennedy say "Let them come to Berlin? Who are they?