"Ich bin ein Berliner!"

We once were the leader of the free world.  We had many faults, but we we're moving forward to become a more perfect union.  And, the world listened when an American president spoke.  Now, the world has pity for us because of our president.

"Two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was civis romanus sum. 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..."
John F. Kennedy, Berlin, June 26, 1963