Of course, the German people decided otherwise; they took history into their own hands by insisting that the Wall come down. The rest of Eastern and Central Europe quickly followed, knocking down their own barriers to freedom.
当然，德国人自己并不这么看，他们把握了历史，最终拆毁了柏林墙。中东欧的其它国家也纷纷仿效，拆毁了各自国内通向自由的障碍。