East.
Our
French
and
British
friends，I’m
certain，will
do
the
same.
And
it’s
my
hope
that
an
authority
can
be
found
in
East
Berlin
to
sponsor
visits
from
young
people
of
the
Western
sectors.
One
final
proposal，one
close
to
my
heart:Sport
represents
a
source
of
enjoyment
and
ennoblement，and
you
may
have
noted
that
the
Republic
of
Korea-South
Korea
has
offered
to
permit
certain
events
of
the
1988
Olympics
to
take
place
in
the
North.
International
sports
competitions
of
all
kinds
could
take
place
in
both
parts
of
this
city.
And
what
better
way
to
demonstrate
to
the
world
the
openness
of
this
city
than
to
offer
in
some
future
year
to
hold
the
Olympic
Games
here
in
Berlin，East
and
West?
In
these
four
decades，as
I
have
said，you
Berliners
have
built
a
great
city.
You’ve
done
so
in
spite
of
threats-the
Soviet
attempts
to
impose
the
East-mark，the
blockade.
Today
the
city
thrives
in
spite
of
the
challenges
implicit
in
the
very
presence
of
this
wall.
What
keeps
you
here?
Certainly
there’s
a
great
deal
to
be
said
for
your
fortitude，for
your
defiant
courage.
But
I
believe
there’s
something
deeper，something
that
involves
Berlin’s
whole
look
and
feel
and
way
of
life-not
mere
sentiment.
No
one
could
live
long
in
Berlin
without
being
completely
disabused
of
illusions.
Something
instead，that
has
seen
the
difficulties
of
life
in
Berlin
but
chose
to
accept
them，that
continues
to
build
this
good
and
proud
city
in
contrast
to
a
surrounding
totalitarian
presence
that
refuses
to
release
human
energies
or
aspirations.
Something
that
speaks
with
a
powerful
voice
of
affirmation，that
says
yes
to
this
city，yes
to
the
future，yes
to
freedom.
In
a
word，I
would
submit
that
what
keeps
you
in
Berlin
is
love-love
both
profound
and
abiding.