Speaking
Truth to Power
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“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down
this wall….Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall, for it cannot withstand
faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.” US
President Ronald Reagan, at the Brandenburg Gate, 12
June 1987
"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'sie nach Berlin kommen. Let them come to
Berlin." US President John Kennedy, West Berlin, 26 June
1963
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“For throughout all this
history, the fate of this city came down to a simple question: Will we
live free or in chains? Under governments that uphold our universal
rights, or regimes that suppress them? In open societies that respect the
sanctity of the individual and our free will, or in closed societies that
suffocate the soul?” US President Barak Omama, Brandenburg Gate, 19
June 2013. Read his speech here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/19/remarks-president-obama-brandenburg-gate-berlin-germany
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/19/remarks-president-obama-brandenburg-gate-berlin-germany
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“Don’t be intimidated.
Eventually everything is going to be out in the open, and everyone will know
how things really are. So don’t hesitate to go public now. Don’t be
bluffed into silence by the threats of bullies. There’s nothing they can do to
your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire
life—body and soul—in his hands."
Jesus Christ, Matthew 10: 24-27, The Message
Jesus Christ, Matthew 10: 24-27, The Message
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