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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Actually, Kennedy said the phrase two times. The first time, he made the analogy to Rome: “Two thousand years ago ... (repeating because of the noise) two thousand years ago, the proudet boast was: civis romanus sum. Today in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is ´Ich bin ein Berliner´” and as he finishes his speech he said it again in the context of “all free men”.


31 posted on 07/09/2008 6:27:35 AM PDT by Michael81Dus (I believe in the One-China-Policy: One China. One Taiwan. One Tibet.)
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To: Michael81Dus

I still say he said, “Ik bin ein Berliner.” ;)


32 posted on 07/09/2008 8:44:16 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Hillary to Obama: Arkancide happens.)
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