二千年以前，最自豪的夸耀是Civitas Romanussum（拉丁语，意为：我是一个罗马公民），今天，自由世界最自豪的夸耀是Ich bin einBerliner（德语，意为：我是一个柏林人）。
世界上有许多人确实不懂，或者说他们不明白什么是自由世界和共产主义世界的根本分歧。让他们来柏林吧。有些人说，共产主义是未来的潮流。让他们来柏林吧。有些人说，我们能在欧洲或其他地方与共产党人合作。让他们来柏林吧。甚至有那么几个人说，共产主义确是一种邪恶的制度，但它可以使我们取得经济发展。“Lasstsie nach Berlin kommen.”（德语，意为：让他们到柏林看看）
这个城市的事实也用于整个德国——只要四个德国人中有一个被剥夺了自由人的基本权利，即自由选择的权利，那么欧洲真正持久的和平便绝无可能实现。经过保持和平与善意的十八年，这一代德国人终于赢得自由的权利，包括在持久和平中善所有的人民，实现家庭团聚和民族统一的权利。你们住在受到保护的一座自由之岛上，但你们的生活是大海的一部分。因此让我在结束讲话时请求你们抬起目光，超越今日的危险看到明天的希望；超越这道墙看到正义的生平来临的一天；超越你们自己和我们自己看到全人类。
自由是不可分割的，只要一人被奴役，所有的人都不自由。当所有的人都自由了，那时我们便能期待这一天的到来：在和平与希望的光辉中这座城市获得统一，这个国家获得统一，欧洲大陆获得统一。当这一天最终来临---它必将来临---时，西柏林人民将能对这一点感到欣慰：几乎二十年时间里他们站在第一线。
一切自由人，不论他们住在何方，皆是柏林市民，所以作为一个自由人，我为“Ich bin einBerliner”这句话感到自豪。
Two thousand years ago the proudest boast was "civis Romanussum." Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is "Ichbin ein Berliner."
Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect,but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in, toprevent them from leaving us. I want to say, on behalf of mycountrymen, who live many miles away on the other side of theAtlantic, who are far distant from you, that they take the greatestpride that they have been able to share with you, even from adistance, the story of the last 18 years. I know of no town, nocity, that has been besieged for 18 years that still lives with thevitality and the force, and the hope and the determination of thecity of West Berlin. While the wall is the most obvious and vividdemonstration of the failures of the Communist system, for all theworld to see, we take no satisfaction in it, for it is, as yourMayor has said, an offense not only against history but an offenseagainst humanity, separating families, dividing husbands and wivesand brothers and sisters, and dividing a people who wish to bejoined together.
What is true of this city is true of Germany--real, lastingpeace in Europe can never be assured as long as one German out offour is denied the elementary right of free men, and that is tomake a free choice. In 18 years of peace and good faith, thisgeneration of Germans has earned the right to be free, includingthe right to unite their families and their nation in lastingpeace, with good will to all people. You live in a defended islandof freedom, but your life is part of the main. So let me ask you asI close, to lift your eyes beyond the dangers of today, to thehopes of tomorrow, beyond the freedom merely of this city ofBerlin, or your country of Germany, to the advance of freedomeverywhere, beyond the wall to the day of peace with justice,beyond yourselves and ourselves to all mankind.
Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all arenot free. When all are free, then we can look forward to that daywhen this city will be joined as one and this country and thisgreat Continent of Europe in a peaceful and hopeful globe. Whenthat day finally comes, as it will, the people of West Berlin cantake sober satisfaction in the fact that they were in the frontlines for almost two decades.
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I takepride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner."
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