Pushing aside all controversy about Ronald Reagan, his speech at the Brandenburg Gate was one of the most bold moves by a president. He was told by many of his advisors not to deliver his speech, much less travel to Berlin. Although his speech was controversial, one must take into consideration the level of audacity it took to deliver this speech in Berlin. It was a given that his speech would be put under many critics’ microscopes. The idea of integrating their own language into his speech was extremely decisive and prodigious. “Es gibt nur ein Berlin.”
(AmericanRhetoric.com). The importance of mixing in Germany’s language shows to the people that he actually cares about the issue. Not only does Ronald Reagan make it evident that he cares, but also, the American people.
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For years, the wall has terrorized the lives of many; the young, middle-aged, and elderly. The wall promotes seclusion, which goes against the very basis of all government. It is quite difficult for a single speech to take down such an intimidating wall, but the problem is that the President and the US citizens can only do so much due to the delicate situation(s) of the Cold War. The constant threat of nuclear warfare lingering is more damning than a wall to many, but where there was despair, Reagan saw hope. He claimed that the problems in Berlin resemble the problems that are evident across the world. “I understand the fear of war and the pain of division that afflict the continent...” (AmericanRhetoric.com). He is using Berlin as his argument to help the issues across the world, but not in a negative manner. He is using Berlin as the keystone in his argument because he believes that if peace arises in Berlin, the rest of the continent will follow