Ronald Reagan

"General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr.Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!'"
-Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America. 1989

Author Profession: Actor, Military, Politician
Nationality: American
Born: February 6, 1911
Died: June 5, 2004

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Commentary:

To me this is by far the most important quote of Reagan's career and life.