    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9965 of November 8, 2019

    World Freedom Day, 2019

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    Thirty years ago, the people of East and West Berlin came together to
    tear down a symbol of totalitarianism. For more than 10,000 days, the
    Berlin Wall stood as a troubling reminder of a deeply divided world, an
    evil obstacle to freedom and individual liberty. When the wall finally
    came down, it marked a triumphant defeat of communism, a monumental
    victory for democratic principles, and a righteous end to

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    the nearly five-decades-long Cold War. On World Freedom Day, we remember
    those who suffered as they longed for freedom behind the Iron Curtain,
    and we recognize those relentlessly fighting today to break free from
    the shackles of oppression.
    Any system of government that impedes the God-given rights of the people
    is destined to fail because the flame of liberty cannot be extinguished.
    As President Ronald Reagan said at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin,
    ``The totalitarian world produces backwardness because it does such
    violence to the spirit, thwarting the human impulse to create, to enjoy,
    to worship.'' On that fateful day in 1989, we saw--with every falling
    piece of rubble--that the human impulse for freedom cannot long be
    suppressed. Regimes that attempt to stop the free flow of ideas, the
    right of a people to choose their own government, and the blessings of
    free enterprise will inevitably suffer the same fate as the Berlin Wall.
    While authoritarian powers seek to collapse the progress and alliances
    that have developed in the three decades since the fall of the Berlin
    Wall, the United States stands firm in our commitment to uphold the
    democratic values at the bedrock of every free society. Today, our
    Nation works in tandem with our allies and partners to safeguard the
    precious freedoms that fuel prosperity and ensure stability around the
    globe. Bad actors will continually try to weaken our cause and sow
    discord, but democratic bonds will always prevail.
    This World Freedom Day, we pay tribute to the heroes who helped liberate
    Eastern and Central Europe from communist oppression, securing liberty
    for millions. We also reaffirm our support of those everywhere who
    pursue the noble cause of freedom.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
    the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 9, 2019, as
    World Freedom Day. I call upon the people of the United States to
    observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, reaffirming
    our dedication to freedom and democracy.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of
    November, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fourth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP