Statue of Ronald Reagan Unveiled in Berlin in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

(Berlin, Germany) - In his speech at the Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987, President Reagan spoke with clarity, saying, “As I looked out a moment ago from the Reichstag, that embodiment of German unity, I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner, 'This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.' Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.”  And, just a few months after leaving the White House, President Reagan’s hopes became reality when, on November 9, 1991, the gate opened and the wall came down.