One would do well to recall that Reagan Conservatism is deeply rooted in the civil-libertarian Goldwater wing of the Republican Party.
BS. Goldwater and Bill Buckley and those types were never mainstream. Reagan may have made some agreeable remarks towards libertarians back in the 70’s. But its for damn sure his policies were nothing like the idiot lib policies of RoPaul and other libertarians of today.
“Reagan Conservatism is deeply rooted in the civil-libertarian Goldwater wing”
Reagan never entertained the legalization of drugs, prostitution, or the promotion of any form of homosexuality.
He was furthermore a hawk on defense.
Like all conservatives, he was at one with the Libertarians on most fiscal issues.
That is all.
Reagan was a conservative that didn’t care for the libertarian party and their anti social conservatism and weak defense positions.
Libertarians are soldiers of the left.
Now you can post that single lame quote from the Nixon/Ford era from candidate Reagan in 1975 when he was being interviewed by a libertarian magazine for a libertarian audience.