Chris Grieb Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 (edited) Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest speech ever given by an American President. I refer to Ronald Reagan's "Mr Gorbachev: Tear down this wall"speech. It was a speech that only two people wanted Reagan to give. One was the man who wrote the speech. The other was Ronald Reagan. Reagan had to put the line into this speech several times over the opposition of our State Department. There is another reason to celebrate this speech. It actually happened. Much sooner than anyone expected. It occurred not by Mr Gorbachev but by the hand of the people to whom it was there most visible symbol of their repression. The people of East and West Germany. Ayn Rand had a very low opinion of Ronald Reagan. I think she was to some extent justified but with the giving of the Wall speech, the fighting for the "tear down this wall" line. Ronald Reagan reached one the greatest moments for an American President. He proved Ayn Rand wrong. Edited June 11, 2007 by Chris Grieb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Grieb Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 Part of the speech is at Powerline. com including the famous line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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