There are many people in the world who really don't understand, or say they don't, what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin.
There are some who say that Communism is the wave of the future. Let them come to Berlin.
And there are some who say in Europe and elsewhere we can work with the Communists. Let them come to Berlin.
And there are even a few who say that it is true that Communism is an evil system, but it permits us to make economic progress. Lass' sie nach Berlin kommen. Let them come to Berlin.
–“Let them come to Berlin,”
President John F. Kennedy
How does the use of parallelism support Kennedy’s message?
It repeatedly encourages people from other countries to visit Berlin.
It creates an organized structure that allows Kennedy to counter the opinions of others.
It evokes a sense of trust with the audience by highlighting Kennedy’s credibility.
It generates deep feelings of compassion from the people of Berlin toward those in the free world.