View in 1986 from the west side of graffiti art on the wall's infamous "death strip"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_German_border

The Berlin Wall

Barak Obama Hope poster, popular during the 2008 presidential campaign.

From the Obama acceptance speech:

"And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope."