2007-01-06 11:15:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Homer J SIMPSON
2007-01-06 11:17:36 · answer #1 · answered by clintanjunior 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam at a November 3, 1996 concert in Berlin
2007-01-06 12:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is from a famous speech given by John F. Kennedy in the city of West Berlin, following the closing of the road and rail links to and from West Berlin to the rest of West Germany by those dastardly meanies, the Russians, during the early 1960's. The point of the speech was supposed to indicate that the US president considered himself to be a citizen of Berlin and he would conduct his business with the Russians accordingly. However, the word "Berliner" was in wide usage in Germany as a particular kind of "donut", and not as a "citizen of Berlin" as Mr Kennedy thought he was referring to. A German friend of mine likened the speech to having The German president come to the US and declare "I am a hamburger".
2007-01-06 11:40:58 · answer #3 · answered by Sciencenut 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Homer Simpson
2007-01-06 11:19:02 · answer #4 · answered by JROCK 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Ich bin ein Berliner" ("I am a citizen of Berlin") is a famous quotation from a June 26, 1963 speech of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin. He was underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after the Soviet-supported Communist state of East Germany erected the Berlin Wall as a barrier to prevent movement between East and West.
The speech is considered one of Kennedy's best, and a notable moment of the Cold War. It was a great morale boost for West Berliners, who lived in an enclave deep inside East Germany and feared a possible East German occupation. Speaking from the balcony of Rathaus Schöneberg, Kennedy said,
“ "Two thousand years ago the proudest boast was civis romanus sum [I am a Roman citizen]. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is 'Ich bin ein Berliner'...All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!"
2007-01-06 11:49:05 · answer #5 · answered by michael45672007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that was Homer Simpson
2007-01-06 15:16:39 · answer #6 · answered by Tyler's mommy <3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its actually "Ich bin ein Berliner" and was said by John F Kennedy. The poor man got his German words wrong...!
2007-01-06 11:23:14 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just did
2007-01-06 11:22:27 · answer #8 · answered by Arizona Brit 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tim Horton!! :) Sorry ... just couldn't help it!
2007-01-06 11:17:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋