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Berlin Wall Quotes

Quotes on the fall of the Berlin Wall and its lasting memory.

These Berlin Wall quotes center on 1989, when the wall finally came Down and jubilation spread across the West. One person recalls celebrating in Berlin itself on the day the wall fell.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Nov 07, 2020

Before the Berlin Wall came down, we played behind the Iron Curtain and sang, 'Born in the U.S.A.,' and I thought, 'We're all going to die. The man is going to get us all killed.' But then you saw all these kids with the American flag and German flags together and singing the song, and it was, wow, like 'We Shall Overcome.'

Quotes by Clarence Clemons

Barbed Wire
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Nov 07, 2020

I have a whole box full of pieces of the Berlin Wall and a heart made from the barbed wire of the Iron Curtain. It's - they're cherished treasures to me now, of course.

Quotes by Carol Guzy

Communism
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Nov 07, 2020

After the Berlin Wall came down and Communism was on the run, I looked around and wondered what the next threat to the United States would be.

Quotes by Brad Thor

Another quote looks back at the same moment through a child's eyes, remembering politically engaged parents during the 1980s. For related history, see Communism quotes.

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