The following is an excerpt from a speech given by us president ronald reagan in 1987, in which he refers to the berlin wall. how is gorbachev's role in ending communism acknowledged here? and now the soviets themselves may, in a limited way, be coming to understand the importance of freedom. we hear much from moscow about a new policy of reform and openness. some political prisoners have been released. certain foreign news broadcasts are no longer being jammed. some economic enterprises have been permitted to operate with greater freedom from state control. are these the beginnings