Ich Bein Ein Berliner

The 26th June 1963, in Western Berlin, the president John Fitzgerald Kennedy pronounced his famous quote in front of thousands of citizens from Germany, 'I am a Berliner'. The reason for his appearance and speech was the 15th anniversary of the Berlin Blockade exacted by the Soviet Union, and that had led into the construction of the Berlin Wall. Kennedy spoke to give hope to all those men and women. In his speech, he did not only said how if anyone had doubts about the communist system , they could come and see Berlin, and the consequences of that system, but also talked about men's freedom, and how until everyone was free, all of us would be Berliners, giving our support to all those Berliners that were suffering the consequences of the Wall. By doing this, J.F. Kennedy gave hope to the citizens that needed it, and he promised that all the world wouldn't have freedom until they received it. In simple words, he gave the people the solidarity they desperately needed due to their situation. In my opinion, it was a really brave and heart touching speech, that encouraged those citizens to never give up and resist, because they were not alone, they had all the support they could ever require. Because at the end, we were all like them. We were all Berliners.