Former US president Ronald Reagan was born 100 years ago. So I am posting one of his most famous speeches, just in case you want to know what a real conservative leader sounds like.
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5 comments:
Thanks Gerry,
What a great speech that was. His power, I think, was his ability to see clear and understand what the enemy is not who.
Keep up the fight !!
Yoshi
it is not 1964
it is 2011
fh
Yes, a 47 year difference. So?
Was he really? I'm reading Glenn Becks 'Broke,' where they talk about all the tricks governments use to hide the ever-rising debt. Even Reagan couldn't stop it, though he valiantly cut spending. Was he great and revered? Absolutely. Is he a true conservative? ....I just don't know if that even makes sense.
I am not sure another Ronald Reagan is possible.
While he like any person had his short comings, he was a truly great man that in my opinion knew his limits (which is a part of humility that is one of the marks of a True Conservative.
I think in our ever increasingly selfish world that we can ever see such a truly charismatic conservative leader such as President Reagan. Someone like Reagan would be taken out by the media long before he/she ever got close to the presidency.
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