It was a dark time in the late 70’s. The Iran Hostage situation, the economy and the general malaise that seem to settle over the nation like a heavy smog. But then something dramatic happened that only happens once in a generation. A dynamic leader that will stand out in history as one of the greatest leaders.
Of course we didn’t know that when we went to the polls. Yet we sensed a renewed hope and optimism that hadn’t been around for a long time. Reagan was elected, the hostages came home and we felt good about being an American again. Something the liberals continue to chip away at on a daily basis. So it is heart warming to again remember the start of the revolution and carry on the message that was so well communicated.
It is not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work — work with us, not over us; stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it.
First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1981
While the basic content of not molesting the American tax payers with further tax burdens. Each election this message bears repeating and carried out.
We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.
Address to National Association of Realtors, March 28, 1982
Dare we remember those now ‘infamous’ words boldly spoken. President Reagan urged the ‘evil empire’ to tear down the walls that kept the East Germans under a repressive government.
Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
Speech near the Berlin Wall, 1987
WW2 officially ends with the crumbling of the repressive USSR losing its grips of Eastern Europe. Something we couldn’t have imagined just 5 years prior to the event let alone 10 years. He is sorely missed but may the conservative ideals he held continue to raise up other ‘great’ communicators who will carry the torch.
Quotes from here.
Other sites featuring the revolution:
Stop the ACLU trackback
GOP Blogers: America still prospering from Reagan’s Presidency
BizzyBlog: A Silver Anniversary to Remember: Reagan???s First Inauguration and His Supply-Side Legacy
TMH’s Bacon Bits: The Great Communicator - Written by Hand
