Ronald Reagan: "A Time for Choosing" (October 27, 1964)

Miller Center of Public Affairs ^ | October 27, 1964

[ajolympian2004]

Other Ronald Reagan speeches - transcripts and audio:

http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/scripps/diglibrary/prezspeeches/reagan/

[SittinYonder]

Today, 37 cents out of every dollar earned in this country is the tax collector's share, and yet our government continues to spend 17 million dollars a day more than the government takes in.

Thanks for posting. Am listening now.

[SittinYonder]

If we lose freedom here, there's no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth.

As I've said before: America is the Last Beach.

[ajolympian2004]

Thanks for posting. Am listening now.

You are welcome. I personally needed the morale boost and could think of nothing better than one of Ronald Reagan's speeches. For me, my 'politics' were born of Ronald Reagan in 1980 during his Presidential campaign stop at the Cincinnati Convention Center. From that day forward I've understood limited government and the real meaning of freedom and liberty. We of course learned about this is school, but I never really grasped the concept until I heard Ronald Reagan speak at this campaign stop when I was just 18 years old.

[ajolympian2004]

[Egon]

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[SittinYonder]

I've never heard this speech before nor have I read the text of it. I was 8-years-old when Reagan took office. I was lucky in that he helped shape my view of America as I grew up. With a healthy dose of parental involvement combined with Reagan being President from the time I was 8-years-old to 16-years-old insured that I can honestly say that I've always believed in the good of the American people and in a small and limited government. I consider it a blessing in my life that I grew up with Ronald Reagan as my president.

[jla]

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[Gipper08]

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[EnigmaticAnomaly]

I was 7 years old when Reagan took office and I feel you on your sentiments. The difference happened to be that I lived with my liberal mother who always spewed hatred for Reagan. She voted for Mondale and the other guy (I dont remember Reagan's other challenger). Even though I listened to "Reagan is going to kill us all" and "Reagan is going to start WWIII" all the time, when I grew old enough to understand politics a little better, I realized my mother was full of bovine excrement. It was this moment that I learned to hate liberalism.

[ml/nj]

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[RasterMaster]

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[NeoCaveman]

I was just 5 years old when Reagan was elected. Being a child raised with a hefty dose of television I quickly learned to love Reagan. As I got older I learned about his vision of limited government and it is at the core of my beliefs. I miss Reagan.

[Wright Wing]

It's a good thing you don't remember who Ronald Reagan "challenged". :)

[freema]

Thank you for posting these words. At 7 years of age, I took note of Barry Goldwater : )

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

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.

Boy, I miss President Reagan.

[shezza]

Thank You for posting this wonderful speech (and the audio links!) from this wonderful man. *Sigh* I do wish we had a half-dozen more just like him waiting in the wings.

[tempe]

I was lucky enough to hear him 1976 when he almost overtook Ford in the convention. In 1980, I watched him all summer from primaries to Detroit convention and onward till his sound defeat of inept Jimmy Carter. And best of all in 1984 at the ripe old age of 18, I cast my first ballot for one great man and president Ronald Wilson Reagan. Much to the chagrin of my liberal new dealer college professor.

I miss Ronald Reagan!!!

I wish my fellow republican's would quite pandering to liberals and lead us like Reagan. But they listen to the media and talking heads who say values based politics will get you no where. I strongly believe if we republicans followed Reagan's mantra, we would never loose another race for president again! Viva Reagan Revolution!!!!

[mad puppy]

RWR ping.

Long read. And worth every second.

This country, and the world, is in desperate need of another Ronald Reagan. With a few name changes this speech could be given today. 41 years has passed and his words remains bang-on target.

[weegee]

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