The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan –
09
Ronald Reagan was called the great
communicator. He could turn enemies into friends. Out of all American
presidents, history will put him at the caliber of Abraham Lincoln. Ronald
Reagan communicated truth during a time when the country needed a leader to
lead our great nation and the world.
1. As is always
the case, once people who have been deprived of basic freedom taste a little of
it, they want all of it.
2. And may I
conclude with a little Irish blessing – although, some suggest it’s a curse:
May those who love us, love us. And those who don’t love us, may God turn their
hearts. And if He doesn't turn their hearts, may He turn their ankles so we’ll
know them by their limping.
3. I don’t know
all the national anthems of the world, but I know this: the only anthem of
those that I know that ends with a question is ours, and may it be ever thus. Does
that banner still wave “o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?”
4. Every lesson
of history tells us that appeasement does not lead to peace.
5. Tragically,
those who seemingly want peace the most, our young people, pay the heaviest
price for our failure to maintain our strength.
6. My favorite
cartoon of the last few years was one – right after we really began rebuilding
our military – of two Russian generals. And one of them was saying to the other,
“I liked the arms race better when we were the only ones in it.”
7. In this land
occurred the only true revolution in man’s history. All others revolutions
simply exchanged one set of rulers for another. Here for the first time the
Founding Fathers – that little band of men so advanced beyond their time that
the world has never seen their like since – evolved a government based on the
idea that you and I have the God-given right and ability within ourselves to
determine our own destiny.
Thank
you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.
We make a living by what we get;
we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.
Be blessed and be a
blessing to others.
Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx
Co-author of the book Follow to Lead (The 7 Principles to Being
a Great Follower)
Author of the book PRICELESS (Sixty-Six Simple
Stories of Reflection, Love, and Legacy
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