These are quotes from today's 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall:

"The remembrance of Nov. 9, 1989, not to mention the remembrance of the horrific proceedings of the (Kristallnacht) pogrom on Nov. 9, 1938, unmistakably teaches us: Walls — whether real or in the heads and hearts of people — walls do not solve any problems." — Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of Germany's Bishop's Conference.

"The wall was an edifice of fear. On Nov. 9, 20 years ago, it became a place of joy. For 28 years, East Germans could not even approach it. On Nov. 9, 1989, people danced on it — and the world looked different afterward" — German President Horst Koehler.

"The whole world is proud of you. You tore down the wall and you changed the world; you tore down the wall that for a third of a century had imprisoned half a city, half a country, half a continent and half the world; and because of your courage two Berlins are one, two Germanies are one, and now two Europes are one." — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, addressing the people of Berlin.

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