Ronald Reagan’s “A Time for Choosing” just as important 45 years later

The Collins Report ^ | October 28, 2009 | Kevin "Coach" Collins

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Yesterday was the 45th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s “A time for Choosing” speech made in support of Barry Goldwater. The power of the speech launched Mr. Reagan’s political career. The wisdom and power of his words have stood the time of time. Here are some selected quotes.

Reagan warned that trading freedom for security was a downward course saying, “You and I are told increasingly we have to choose between a left orright. Well I’d like to suggest there is no such thing as a left or right.

There’s only an up or down: man’s old — old-aged dream, the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order, or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism. And regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would trade our freedom for security have embarked on this downward course.”

“We’re at war with the most dangerous enemy that has ever faced mankind in his long climb from the swamp to the stars, and it’s been said if we lose that war, and in so doing lose this way of freedom of ours, history will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent its happening. Well I think it’s time we ask ourselves if we still know the freedoms that were intended for us by the Founding Fathers.”

“And this idea that government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except the sovereign people, is still the newest and the most unique idea in all the long history of man’s relation to man.”

“Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.”

"You and I have a rendezvous with destiny.”

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The rest of this piece has quotes that make you nod and smile remembering Reagan.

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