[goldstategop]

45 years have passed since Ronald Reagan gave his speech yesterday on behalf of Barry Goldwater. The specific moment isn't as important as the timeless principles he holds forth. Conservatism isn't about winning or losing elections; its about keeping faith with the ideas that founded America. The Reagan Era will never be over.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

[Red_Devil 232]

This Is Why!

[darkwing104]

This paragraph applies to current events.

If you and I have the courage to tell our elected officials that we want our national policy based upon what we know in our hearts is morally right. We cannot buy our security, our freedom from the threat of the bomb by committing an immorality so great as saying to a billion now in slavery behind the Iron Curtain, "Give up your dreams of freedom because to save our own skin, we are willing to make a deal with your slave masters." Alexander Hamilton said, "A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one." Let's set the record straight. There is no argument over the choice between peace and war, but there is only one guaranteed way you can have peace--and you can have it in the next second--surrender.

[Churchillspirit]

Rush was quoting excerpts from the speech this morning....brought tears to my eyes.

Printed out the full text to savor later.

RIP, President Reagan.

[altair]

Bookmarked and thanks for the transcript. As timely today as it was almost half a century ago.

There's a video of this somewhere. Could the FReeper who posted that link before, please add it to this thread? Thanks.