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Gunny
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Posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 01:27 AM UTC
Just thought I would put this out there, an excerpt from one of President Ronald Reagans speech's...
"From our forefathers to our modern-day immigrants, we've come from every corner of the earth, from every race and every ethnic background, and we've become a new breed in the world. We're Americans and we have a rendezvous with destiny. We spread across this land, building farms and towns and cities, and we did it without any federal land planning program or urban renewal. Indeed we gave birth to an entirely new concept in man's relation to man. We created government as our servant, beholden to us and possessing no powers except those voluntarily granted to it by us. Now a self-anointed elite in our nations capitol would have us believe we are incapable of guiding our own destiny. They practice government by mystery, telling us it's too complex for our understanding. Believing this, they assume we might panic if we were to be told the truth about our problems. Why should we become frightened? No people who have ever lived on this earth have fought harder, paid a higher price for freedom, or done more to advance the dignity of man than the living Americans-the Americans living in this land today. There isn't any problem we can't solve if government will give us the facts. Tell us what needs to be done, then get out of the way and let us have at it."
Ronald Reagan

Amen sir.....
Gunny
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 10:34 AM UTC
President Ronald Wilson Reagan is and will always be in my opinion one of the greatest Presidents ever to govern the United States.

I hope history will recognize that fact and give him his due.

To President Reagan - thank you sir for the honor you brought back to America, for your leadership and finally for your optimistic outlook.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 04:34 PM UTC
Frank...
I can't agree with you more, sir...President Reagan, I believe was very underated as a leader of this country, and I think as time goes on people will realize this and recognize this as so...I've been reading some of the newer book releases since his passing and there is alot to learn from this man, not only concerning this nation and world, but life in general. I truly believe he was one of the " great ones ".

Gunny