[trisham]

"We did not seek world leadership; it was thrust upon us. It has been our destiny almost from the first moment this land was settled. If we fail to keep our rendezvous with destiny or, as John Winthrop said in 1630, 'Deal falsely with our God,' we shall be made 'a story and byword throughout the world.'

Americans are hungry to feel once again a sense of mission and greatness.”

Ronald Reagan

2nd Annual CPAC Convention, March 1, 1975

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[wagglebee]

Another important line from Reagan's 1975 CPAC speech:

But let’s not be so naive as to think we are witnessing a mass conversion to the principles of conservatism. Once sworn into office, the victors reverted to type. In their view, apparently, the ends justified the means.

Ironically, he was talking about Democrats, today it's true of Republicans who claim to be conservative.