Argumentative Essay: Berlin's Fight For Freedom

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FFreedom for the people of Berlin is what Reagan was trying to achieve. He says that they shouldn’t be separate from the rest of Europe or even the rest of the world. The people of Berlin should have the freedom, to travel across Europe without being in fear. There freedom should not be held back by this wall. They cannot live in fear the rest of their lives. The United States is all about freedom, furthermore that is why many presidents in the past have traveled to Berlin, to help get their freedom back.
Living in fear means losing good opportunities. General Secretary Gorbachev fears that if the wall is torn down the Soviets will come in and try to take over Germany. President Reagan explains, “I understand the fear of war and the pain of

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