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1 posted on 06/04/2014 2:48:14 PM PDT by neverdem

"You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down. Up to man's age-old dream -- the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order -- or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism.

2 posted on 06/04/2014 2:55:23 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)

If we look to the answer as to why, for so many years, we achieved so much, prospered as no other people on Earth, it was because here, in this land, we unleashed the energy and individual genius of man to a greater extent than has ever been done before. Freedom and the dignity of the individual have been more available and assured here than in any other place on Earth. The price for this freedom at times has been high, but we have never been unwilling to pay that price.
It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. It is time for us to realize that we are too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams. We are not, as some would have us believe, loomed to an inevitable decline. I do not believe in a fate that will all on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing. So, with all the creative energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal. Let us renew our determination, our courage, and our strength. And let us renew; our faith and our hope.

We have every right to dream heroic dreams.

Are there any politicians who talk like this anymore?

3 posted on 06/04/2014 2:57:37 PM PDT by untenured

Great article. Thanks for posting it!

4 posted on 06/04/2014 3:01:11 PM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)

“Jeb Bush has said Reagan would be too liberal for the modern GOP.”

Any doubt we should stay out da bushes?

5 posted on 06/04/2014 3:04:48 PM PDT by newfreep

6 posted on 06/04/2014 3:10:05 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (NRA)

I can’t help but compare Pres. Reagan to what is in the WH now. My god how we have fallen. From Clinton to this ass-hole, how low can we get.

11 posted on 06/04/2014 3:56:23 PM PDT by Vinylly (?%)

They’re not “underestimating” him, they’re stabbing him in the back.

He was easily the best president since Ike, no contest.

12 posted on 06/04/2014 4:38:49 PM PDT by Jack Hammer

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