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Kennedy's Hope, Reagan's Defiance Etched in History

The Berlin Wall evoked two of the more famous presidential quotes in U.S. history, right up there with Abraham Lincoln's "Four score and seven years ago," and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "The only thing to fear is fear itself." Full Article at NewsMax

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  1. A woman walks past a store with Christmas decoration in Berlin November 28, 2009.
  2. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 27:  Singer and percussionist Terence 'Astro' Wilson of the British reggae band UB40 performs live during a concert at the Huxleys Neue Welt on November 27, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The concert is part of the 2009 'TwentyFourSeven' tour.
  3. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 27:  Actress Veronica Ferres and Carsten Maschmeyer attend the annual press ball 'Bundespresseball' at the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin on November 27, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 16:  Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Ronald Reagan Trade Center on November 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. Attorney General Holder spoke at a celebration to honor the 100th anniversary of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Justice Department.
  5. John Ronca, from San Luis Obispo, Calif. , left, and others, look at the pieces of the Berlin Wall in the base of the statue of President Ronald Reagan, right, in the rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Part of the base of the statue is made with pieces of the Berlin Wall.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04:  With a photograph of former President Ronald Reagan hanging on the wall, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele holds a news conference at the committee's headquarters on Captiol Hill November 4, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  7. Royal Dutch Shell CEO Peter Voser speaks on 'The Energy Company of the Future' at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, October 8, 2009.
  8. WASHINGTON - AUGUST 13:  Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich delivers remarks during a course about government budgeting at the American Enterprise Institute August 13, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  9. WASHINGTON - JULY 27: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (2nd-L) walks with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (L) during the first U.S.- China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center July 27, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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