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− | + | Business, Ballots and Bureaus is one variation of '[[The Speech]]' given by Ronald Reagan during his time at General Electric and after. According to The Education of Ronald Reagan, he sent a copy to then vice president Richard Nixon. | |
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− | Business, Ballots and Bureaus is one variation of '[[The Speech]]' given by Ronald Reagan during his time at General Electric and after. According to | ||
Nixon replied: | Nixon replied: | ||
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hope for a revolution in American. He therefore offered a new program for | hope for a revolution in American. He therefore offered a new program for | ||
promoting socialism by increasing government control of business. He called | promoting socialism by increasing government control of business. He called | ||
− | his program "[[ | + | his program "[[encroaching control]]." He urged socialists to place themselves in |
government positions and then promote government control of banks, railroads | government positions and then promote government control of banks, railroads | ||
and other businesses and to start a program for government ownership of power. | and other businesses and to start a program for government ownership of power. | ||
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Washington. | Washington. | ||
− | In the closing days of a recent session of Congress | + | In the closing days of a recent session of Congress. 40 bills were |
proposed with a total cost over a five-year period of $365 billion. Three | proposed with a total cost over a five-year period of $365 billion. Three | ||
newspapers, one in the East, The Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times | newspapers, one in the East, The Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times | ||
− | printed asking readers to cut them out and mail them to their | + | printed asking readers to cut them out and mail them to their |
representatives urging government economy. None of the 40 bills were passed, | representatives urging government economy. None of the 40 bills were passed, | ||
and many Washington authorities give sole credit to the flood of mail received in | and many Washington authorities give sole credit to the flood of mail received in | ||
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when they come due. | when they come due. | ||
− | A Michigan farmer named | + | A Michigan farmer named [Stanley Yankus|Yankus] has the dubious distinction of being |
the first American to leave these shores in search of freedom. [[United States V Haley|Evetts Haley Jr.]], | the first American to leave these shores in search of freedom. [[United States V Haley|Evetts Haley Jr.]], | ||
a former Texas University professor is fined $4,000 for raising wheat and feeding | a former Texas University professor is fined $4,000 for raising wheat and feeding | ||
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We must meet the challenge now, or spend our later years telling our children | We must meet the challenge now, or spend our later years telling our children | ||
and our children's children what it once was like when men were free. | and our children's children what it once was like when men were free. | ||
+ | [[Category:Speeches]] |