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| ''The very purpose of the Bill of Rights was to forever put them (our god-given unalienable rights) beyond reach of majority rule.'' | | ''The very purpose of the Bill of Rights was to forever put them (our god-given unalienable rights) beyond reach of majority rule.'' | ||
| − | | [[The Myth of the Great Society]] | + | | <div STYLE="font-size: 80%">[[The Myth of the Great Society]]</DIV> |
| Freedoms | | Freedoms | ||
| [http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The%20very%20purpose%20of%20the%20Bill%20of%20Rights%20was%20to%20forever%20put%20them%20(our%20god-given%20unalienable%20rights)%20beyond%20reach%20of%20majority%20rule.%20--Ronald%20#Reagan,%201966 Post to Twitter] | | [http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The%20very%20purpose%20of%20the%20Bill%20of%20Rights%20was%20to%20forever%20put%20them%20(our%20god-given%20unalienable%20rights)%20beyond%20reach%20of%20majority%20rule.%20--Ronald%20#Reagan,%201966 Post to Twitter] | ||
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| ''Thomas Jefferson said, "If we let Washington tell us when to sow and when to reap, the nation shall soon want for bread."'' | | ''Thomas Jefferson said, "If we let Washington tell us when to sow and when to reap, the nation shall soon want for bread."'' | ||
| − | |[[Encroaching Control]] | + | | <div STYLE="font-size: 80%">[[Encroaching Control]]</DIV> |
|Regulation | |Regulation | ||
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| ''But wouldn't it make a lot more sense to keep some of that money here in the local community to begin with instead of than routing it through that Puzzle Palace on the Potomac where its returned to us, minus a sizable carrying charge?'' | | ''But wouldn't it make a lot more sense to keep some of that money here in the local community to begin with instead of than routing it through that Puzzle Palace on the Potomac where its returned to us, minus a sizable carrying charge?'' | ||
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| Bureaucracy | | Bureaucracy | ||
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|''In those other constitutions, those guarantees are privileges granted to the people by the government. In ours they are declared as rights, ours by the grace of God. We're born with them and no government can take them away without our consent.'' | |''In those other constitutions, those guarantees are privileges granted to the people by the government. In ours they are declared as rights, ours by the grace of God. We're born with them and no government can take them away without our consent.'' | ||
| − | | [[75-08-A1|Radio Commentary]] | + | | <div STYLE="font-size: 80%">[[75-08-A1|Radio Commentary]]</DIV> |
| Freedoms | | Freedoms | ||
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| ''[I]f you and I in America planted mines on our borders, ringed the country with barbed wire and machine gun toting guards to keep anyone from leaving the country, we'd hardly describe that as "liberating" the people.'' | | ''[I]f you and I in America planted mines on our borders, ringed the country with barbed wire and machine gun toting guards to keep anyone from leaving the country, we'd hardly describe that as "liberating" the people.'' | ||
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| Freedoms | | Freedoms | ||
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| ''Communism is neither an economic or a political system. It's a form of insanity, a temporary aberration which will one day disappear from the earth because it is contrary to human nature.'' | | ''Communism is neither an economic or a political system. It's a form of insanity, a temporary aberration which will one day disappear from the earth because it is contrary to human nature.'' | ||
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| Communism | | Communism | ||
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Revision as of 15:59, 25 April 2022
I frequently find myself quoting Reagan's speeches and radio broadcasts, because much of what he said is still relevant.
"They say we offer simple answers to complex problems. Well, perhaps there is a simple answer — not an easy answer — but simple."
(A Time For Choosing)
I am going to attempt to create on this page, a collection of his best/most relevant lines and ideally make them such that they can be placed into a social media post without losing their value.
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| We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on Earth, or we will sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness. | Freedoms | Post to Twitter | |
| The very purpose of the Bill of Rights was to forever put them (our god-given unalienable rights) beyond reach of majority rule. | Freedoms | Post to Twitter | |
| Thomas Jefferson said, "If we let Washington tell us when to sow and when to reap, the nation shall soon want for bread." | Regulation | ||
| But wouldn't it make a lot more sense to keep some of that money here in the local community to begin with instead of than routing it through that Puzzle Palace on the Potomac where its returned to us, minus a sizable carrying charge? | Bureaucracy | ||
| In those other constitutions, those guarantees are privileges granted to the people by the government. In ours they are declared as rights, ours by the grace of God. We're born with them and no government can take them away without our consent. | Freedoms | ||
| [I]f you and I in America planted mines on our borders, ringed the country with barbed wire and machine gun toting guards to keep anyone from leaving the country, we'd hardly describe that as "liberating" the people. | Freedoms | ||
| Communism is neither an economic or a political system. It's a form of insanity, a temporary aberration which will one day disappear from the earth because it is contrary to human nature. | Communism | ||
