【正文】 s whole look and feel and way of lifenot mere one could live long in Berlin without being pletely disabused of , instead, that has seen the difficulties of life in Berlin but chose to accept them, that continues to build this good and proud city in contrast to a surrounding totalitarian presence, that refuses to release human energies or aspirations, something that speaks with a powerful voice of affirmation, that says “yes” to this city, yes to the future, yes to a word, I would submit that what keeps you in Berlinis “l(fā)ove.”Love both profound and this gets to the root of the matter, to the most fundamental distinction of all between East and totalitarian world produces backwardness because it does such violence to the spirit, thwarting the human impulse to create, to enjoy, to totalitarian world finds even symbols of love and of worship an ago, before the East Germans began rebuilding their churches, they erected a secular structure: the television tower at Alexander ever since, the authorities have been working to correct what they view as the tower39。s a great deal to be said for your fortitude, for your defiant I believe there39。s my hope that an authority can be found in East Berlin to sponsor visits from young people of the Western final proposal, one close to my heart: Sport represents a source of enjoyment and ennoblement, and you may have noted that the Republic of KoreaSouth Koreahas offered to permit certain events of the 1988 Olympics to take place in the sports petitions of all kinds could take place in both parts of this what better way to demonstrate to the world the openness of this city than to offer in some future year to hold the Olympic games here in Berlin, East and these four decades, as I have said, you Berliners have built a great 39。Berlin was under today, despite all the pressures upon this city, Berlin stands secure in its freedom itself is transforming the the Philippines, in South and Central America, democracy has been given a the Pacific, free markets are working miracle after miracle of economic the industrialized nations, a technological revolution is taking place, a revolution marked by rapid, dramatic advances in puters and Europe, only one nation and those it controls refuse to join the munity of in this age of redoubled economic growth, of information and innovation, the Soviet Union faces a choice: It must make fundamental changes, or it will bee , thus, represents a moment of in the West stand ready to cooperate with the East to promote true openness, to break down barriers that separate people, to create a safer, freer surely there is no better place than Berlin, the meeting place of East and West, to make a people of Berlin: Today, as in the past, the United States stands for the strict observance and full implementation of all parts of the Four Power Agreement of us use this occasion, the 750th anniversary of this city, to usher in a new era, to seek a still fuller, richer life for the Berlin of the , let us maintain and develop the ties between the Federal Republic and the Western sectors of Berlin, which is permitted by the 1971 I invite : Let us work to bring the Eastern and Western parts of the city closer together, so that all the inhabitants of all Berlin can enjoy the benefits that e with life in one of the great cities of the open Berlin still further to all Europe, East and West, let us expand the vital air access to this city, finding ways of making mercial air service to Berlin more convenient, more fortable, and more look to the day when West Berlin can bee one of the chief aviation hubs in all central our FrenchWith our French and British partners, the United States is prepared to help bring international meetings to would be only fitting for Berlin to serve as the site of United Nations meetings, or world conferences on human rights and arms control, or other issues that call for international is no better way to establish hope for the future than to enlighten young minds, and we would be honored to sponsor summer youth exchanges, cultural events, and other programs for young Berliners from the French and British friends, I39。on systems, in short, that will not target populations, but shield these means we seek to increase the safety of Europe and all the we must remember a crucial fact: East and West do not mistrust each other because we are armed。so we must strive to reduce arms on both 10 years ago, the Soviets challenged the Western alliance with a grave new threat, hundreds of new and more deadly SS20 nuclear missiles capable of striking every capital in Western alliance responded by mitting itself to a counterdeployment(unless the Soviets agreed to negotiate a better solution)namely, the elimination of such weapons on both many months, the Soviets refused to bargain in the alliance, in turn, prepared to go forward with its counterdeployment, there were difficult days, days of protests like those during my 1982 visit to this city。for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human libertythe advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this , open this , tear down this wall!I understand the fear of war and the pain of division that afflict this continent, and I pledge to you my country39。t count on: Berliner Herz, Berliner Humor, ja, und Berliner Schnauze.[Berliner heart, Berliner humor, yes, and a Berliner Schnauze.178。s abundancefood, clothing, automobilesthe wonderful goods of the Kudamm.185。the European Community was West Germany and here in Berlin, there took place an economic miracle, the , Erhard, Reuter, and other leaders understood the practical importance of l