Just a tip: If you are going to use the all-powerful "lol" you might want to have a clue what you're actually lauging at. That quote is often used by libertarians without context. It is from a July 1975 article to Reason Magazine, and it is an indication of why he did not win his party's nomination for President that year. Ronald Reagan is held as an ideal by Conservatives for the man he became as President, not for who he was when he was a registered Democrat, or when he was a libertarian governor who signed an abortion bill into law in California. The man EVOLVED into a Conservative after much soul-searching. He was the most Pro-Life President we've had since Roe, he stepped up the War on Drugs radically, and he was quick to send US Forces wherever he deemed necessary. In short, Ronald Reagan would have zero time or respect for Ron Paul.
Actually, an interview.
Ronald Reagan is held as an ideal by Conservatives for the man he became as President, not for who he was when he was a registered Democrat, or when he was a libertarian governor who signed an abortion bill into law in California. The man EVOLVED into a Conservative after much soul-searching.
Wasn't he President in 1982? Why do I ask? Because he said:
[T]here is a threat posed to human freedom by the enormous power of the modern state. History teaches the dangers of government that overreaches -- political control taking precedence over free economic growth, secret police, mindless bureaucracy, all combining to stifle individual excellence and personal freedom.Oh yeah, Conservatism is against personal freedom. Yeah, right.
Hey, OrthodoxPresbyterian, looks like someone needs to go to school.