Posted on 06/17/2004 6:17:12 AM PDT by BurkesLaw
This seemingly simple man counselled hope, while the sophists of sophistication -- in the academy, in the media and in the halls of power -- counselled defeat and despair.
While others cowed before the goliath of Soviet expansionism, this American David rallied his people and the forces of liberty and declared, "Enough! The walls of repressive tyranny must tumble."
Where others saw economic stagnation and ennui, Ronald Reagan saw economic opportunity and growth; and then he made them happen........
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I was at the final motorcade at Point Magu and among the numerous Stars and Stripes someone brought a large Mapleleaf.
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