"Passion has helped us; but can do so no more. It will in future be our enemy. Reason, cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason, must furnish all the materials for our future support and defence.--Let those materials be moulded into general intelligence, sound morality, and in particular, a reverence for the constitution and laws" --Abraham Lincoln, speaking on "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions" Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, 1838
This is a segment of Reagan's speech on behalf of Barry Goldwater's presidency in 1964.
It is a truly masterful speech. It has been called the "A Time for Choosing Speech." This is a key portion of the speech dealing with foreign policy in a coldwar context but set in the current context with current images.
Enjoy...
posted by Lil' Mermaid | 10:33 AM
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