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President Reagan: "An informed patriotism is what we want. And are we doing a good enough job teaching our children what America is and what she represents in the long history of the world? Those of us who are over 35 or so years of age grew up in a different America. We were taught, very directly, what it means to be an American. And we absorbed, almost in the air, a love of country and an appreciation of its institutions. If you didn't get these things from your family you got them from the neighborhood, from the father down the street who fought in Korea or the family who lost someone at Anzio. Or you could get a sense of patriotism from school. And if all else failed you could get a sense of patriotism from the popular culture. The movies celebrated democratic values and implicitly reinforced the idea that America was special. TV was like that, too, through the mid-sixties. But now, we're about to enter the nineties, and some things have changed. Younger parents aren't sure that an unambivalent appreciation of America is the right thing to teach modern children. And as for those who create the popular culture, well-grounded patriotism is no longer the style. Our spirit is back, but we haven't reinstitutionalized it. We've got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom -- freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special and rare. It's fragile; it needs production [protection]. So, we've got to teach history based not on what's in fashion but what's important -- why the Pilgrims came here, who Jimmy Doolittle was, and what those 30 seconds over Tokyo meant. You know, 4 years ago on the 40th anniversary of D - day, I read a letter from a young woman writing to her late father, who'd fought on Omaha Beach. Her name was Lisa Zanatta Henn, and she said, ``we will always remember, we will never forget what the boys of Normandy did.'' Well, let's help her keep her word. If we forget what we did, we won't know who we are. I'm warning of an eradication of the American memory that could result, ultimately, in an erosion of the American spirit. Let's start with some basics: more attention to American history and a greater emphasis on civic ritual." Link to Full Speech: https://lnkd.in/gqQn48Pt
Not sure who wrote the speech for him, but it was excellent and should be redelivered today to every American. Elected and those running for office must STOP the lying and remember the importance of GOOD character and integrity. If so, we will stop electing representatives who are inept with no soul, conscience or personal constitution.
Listening to Ronald Reagan words! Defines a perfect actor … listen to his words … It’s best we do not forget… God save the king of England 🏴 A thought
Listen, don’t just read it. The last sentences are left out. His ending is very Reagan and very American! Love that man!
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🏛️Appreciation of its institutions🏛️
Yes absolutely.
Yet Another History Lesson "Lincoln’s opponents turned his ‘house divided’ speech against him. Biden’s defense of democracy in Normandy was so Mom and apple pie that it could easily have been given by every Republican president in the post-World War II era. Yet some Republicans attacked it as partisan. In fact, anytime Biden defends democracy, Republicans seek to paint him as the 'divider in chief'. The campaign strategy they are deploying — graft your own biggest weakness onto your opponent — is how Lincoln found himself accused of pushing the country toward war in 1858. Given Republican support for the effort to overturn the 2020 election, Biden is justified in leveling this charge, just as Lincoln was in using the 'house divided' metaphor. But that doesn’t mean he should. Attacking Trump’s supporters, which did not work out for Hillary Clinton in 2016, allows Republicans to depict Biden’s appeals to unity as a fraud. Even worse, it affirms the way Donald Trump wants voters to see the election, which is the same way some in the South viewed the 1860 election — as Armageddon. Win or the country perishes."
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2wSee how much you like Reagan when you retire. Thanks to him, your RR retirement will be taxed as regular income. Prior to Ronnie, SS and RR retirement was not taxable. But Ronnie figured "trickle down" would work. And it did, but not for us.