A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.
Alexander Hamilton
quoted by Ronaldus Magnus Reagan.
There is a longer, audio version of “A Time for Choosing”
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganatimeforchoosing.htm
Very entertaining and still thought provoking, listen to it and see if any of our current candidates match up with what Reagan had to say after Goldwater lost..