The line of the evening

"Look how quickly the Berlin Wall was torn down, the Iron Curtain ripped open and the Soviet Union disintegrated because of the power of the pent-up demand for freedom. When it catches hold there is nothing more powerful than freedom. Give it some hope, and it will overwhelm dictators, and even defeat terrorists. That is what we have done and must continue to do in Iraq. That is what the Republican Party does best — when we are at our best, we extend freedom. It's our mission. And it's the long-term answer to ending global terrorism." — Rudy Giuliani, 30 August 2004, Republican National Convention