"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." Samuel Adams

Thursday, December 11, 2008

A time for choosing

Let me commend to you, the reader who may stumble upon this blog, an item listed in the left hand column of this page. Our blog administrator, Dave, has provided a link under the phrase "Rhetorical Gold," to the speech delivered by Ronald Reagan in 1964 in support of the candidacy of Barry Goldwater. I just had the pleasure and privilege of re-watching this brilliant speech. It's astonishing in its freshness, its directness, its implicit respect for the intelligence of the average American citizen.
Click on the link right now and either watch, listen to, or read the comments by Ronald Reagan. His wise words of 1964 ring as true today as they did 44 years ago. Truer, even. And they say that the era of Reagan has passed. Hardly.
This tract ought to be to conservatives what the Nicene Creed is to Catholics: that is, you accept it in all its particulars or you are not a member of the True Faith.

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