Perhaps
this
gets
to
the
root
of
the
matter，to
the
most
fundamental
distinction
of
all
between
East
and
West.
The
totalitarian
world
produces
backwardness
because
it
does
such
violence
to
the
spirit，thwarting
the
human
impulse
to
create，to
enjoy，to
worship.
The
totalitarian
world
finds
even
symbols
of
love
and
of
worship
an
affront.
Years
ago，before
the
East
Germans
began
rebuilding
their
churches，they
erected
a
secular
structure:the
television
tower
at
Alexander
Platz.
Virtually
ever
since，the
authorities
have
been
working
to
correct
what
they
view
as
the
tower’s
one
major
flaw，treating
the
glass
sphere
at
the
top
with
paints
and
chemicals
of
every
kind.
Yet
even
today
when
the
sun
strikes
that
sphere-that
sphere
that
towers
over
all
Berlin-the
light
makes
the
sign
of
the
cross.
There
in
Berlin，like
the
city
itself，symbols
of
love，symbols
of
worship，cannot
be
suppressed.
As
I
looked
out
a
moment
ago
from
the
Reichstag，that
embodiment
of
German
unity，I
noticed
words
crudely
spray-painted
upon
the
wall，perhaps
by
a
young
Berliner:“This
wall
will
fall.
Beliefs
become
reality.”Yes，across
Europe，this
wall
will
fall.
For
it
cannot
withstand
faith;it
cannot
withstand
truth.
The
wall
cannot
withstand
freedom.
And
I
would
like，before
I
close，to
say
one
word.
I
have
read，and
I
have
been
questioned
since
I’ve
been
here
about
certain
demonstrations
against
my
coming.
And
I
would
like