In good and in evil, Berlin is the trustee
of German history, which has left its
scars here as nowhere else. ¹
-- Richard von Weirsäcker, 1983

For me the visits to this city over the
post twenty years have been the only
genuine experiences of Germany.
History is still physically and
emotionally present here. . . . Berlin is
divided just like our world, our time,
and each of our experiences. ²
-- Wim Wonders, 1987

To put it crudely, the American foot in
Europe had a sore blister on it. That
was West Berlin. . . . We decided the
time had come to lance the blister of
West Berlin. ³
-- Nikita Khrushchev, recalling 1961

When flowers bloom on concrete, life
has triumphed.
-- Berlin Wall graffiti

Greatest artwork of all time.
-- Berlin Wall graffiti

What are you staring at? Never seen a
wall before?
-- Berlin Wall graffiti

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