to frankfurt west germany. just the night before i had made a trip in an overnight sleeper on a train traveling from frankfurt to west berlin. # by far what made the greatest impression on me then was coming face to face the first time with the difference between democracy and totalitarianism. between freedom and communism. shortly after arriving in west berlin, i went to a large refugee center operated there by the united states army to receive the thousands riverview refugees fleeing communism in east germany poland and czechoslovakia. during my time there that number reached over 3,000 persons a week. those brave east germans czechs, poles all were demonstrating that the appeal democracy was and is universal. in response to that human tide the east german government with the help of the soviet allies, built the infamous wall. i believe then and believe now that the wall is the most tangible symbol of the failure of communism that exists. is -- for it demonstrated for the world to see in the most stark and barbaric way that the only way the east german government could keep their people within their country was to prevent