„Poland reminds us that sometimes the smallest steps, however imperfect, can ultimately tear down walls, can ultimately transform the world.“

— Barack Obama

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„Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!“
— Ronald Reagan
„They ask you for facts, proofs, works, and all you can show them are transformed tears.“
— Emil M. Cioran
„All of us are imperfect human beings living in an imperfect world.“
— Haruki Murakami
„Today, 60 years after they rose up against oppression, we remember the East German heroes of June 17th. When the wall finally came down, it was their dreams that were fulfilled. Their strength and their passion, their enduring example remind us that for all the power of militaries, for all the authority of governments, it is citizens who choose whether to be defined by a wall, or whether to tear it down.“
— Barack Obama
„Not that I'd grudge a tearfor any man gone down to meet his fate.What other tribute can we pay to wretched menthan to cut a lock, let tears roll down our cheeks?“
— Homér