Quote by Ronald Reagan

General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek

Summary

This quote is from a speech by former United States President Ronald Reagan, delivered in 1987 at the Berlin Wall. In this quote, Reagan is directly addressing the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, urging him to embrace liberalization and promote peace and prosperity in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. By calling for Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall, Reagan symbolically advocates for the end of the division between East and West Germany, promoting freedom and unity. The quote captures Reagan's stance on advocating for the collapse of the barrier that defined the Cold War era.

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Peace Prosperity

By Ronald Reagan

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