CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings June 5, 2014
And we have seen the extraordinary progress since that time. A united germany. Nations in central and Eastern Europe standing tall as proud democracies. A europe that is more integrated, more prosperous and more secure. We must never forget that the spark for so much of this revolutionary change, this blossoming of hope, was lit by you, the people of poland. [applause] history was made here. The victory of 1989 was not inevitable. It was the culmination of centuries of polish struggle, at times in this very square. The generations of poles who rose up and finally won independence. The soldiers...