Here's Richard Ebeling on what The Berlin Wall represented (HT: Richard Ebeling). Here's Ronald Reagan's 1987 speech at the Brandenburg Gate. Regardless of what you think of Reagan, this is an amazing speech.

Not all is well, of course. Here's one of the most important (and moving) pictures ever taken. We have a long way to go. At the risk of being maudlin, here's what motivates me.