The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan –
11
1. There seems
to be an increasing awareness of something we Americans have known for some
time: That the ten most dangerous words in the English language are, “Hi, I’m
from the Government, and I’m here to help.”
2. Despite the
spread of democracy and capitalism, human nature has not changed. It is still
an unpredictable mixture of good and evil.
3. Our enemies
may be irrational, even outright insane – driven by nationalism, religion,
ethnicity or ideology.
4. The hope of
human freedom – the quest for it, the achievement of it – is the American saga.
5. Bismarck
reflected once that the supreme fact of the 19th century was that
Great Britain and the United States shared the same language.
6. As most of
you know, Margaret and I go back quite a ways. We met at a time before she was
Prime Minister and I became President. From the moment we met, we discovered
that we shared quite similar views of government and freedom.
7. Margaret
ended our first meeting by telling me, “we must stand together,” and that’s
exactly what we've done in the years since – as friends and political allies.
Margaret is one of the giants of our century. Her many achievements will be
appreciated more and more as time goes on and history is written.
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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