| The Great Communicator Vol 3: Reagan on Government & the American Dream | ||
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| Tape Master: | 656 | |
| Catalog #: | 523750 | |
| Clip Number: | 523750-5 | |
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| Timecode: | 01:34:00 - 01:35:55 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1989 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | GOVERNMENT: United States LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA PERSONALITIES: Reagan, Ronald POLITICS: Political Party, USA, Republican POLITICS: Public Address (Speech) | |
| Description: | Jan 11, 1989 Excerpt from Ronald Reagan Farewell Address to the Nation. "The way I see it, there were two great triumphs, two things that I'm proudest of. One is the economic recovery, in which the people of America created - and filled - 19 million new jobs. The other is the recovery of our morale. America is respected again in the world and looked to for leadership." edit "I've been asked if I have any regrets. Well, I do. The deficit is one. I've been talking a great deal about that lately, but tonight isn't for arguments, and I'm going to hold my tongue. But an observation: I've had my share of victories in the Congress, but what few people noticed is that I never won anything you didn't win for me. They never saw my troops, they never saw Reagan's regiments, the American people." edit "``We the People'' tell the government what to do; it doesn't tell us. ``We the People'' are the driver; the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast. Almost all the world's constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which ``We the People'' tell the government what it is allowed to do. ``We the People'' are free. This belief has been the underlying basis for everything I've tried to do these past 8 years." edit "The lesson of all this was, of course, that because we're a great nation, our challenges seem complex. It will always be this way. But as long as we remember our first principles and believe in ourselves, the future will always be ours. And something else we learned: Once you begin a great movement, there's no telling where it will end. We meant to change a nation, and instead, we changed a world." | |
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