“ Victories against poverty are greatest and peace most secure where people live by laws that ensure free press, free speech, and freedom to worship, vote, and create wealth. ”
Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address (6 February 1985). copy citation
| Author | Ronald Reagan |
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| Source | State of the Union Address |
| Topic | wealth speech |
| Date | 6 February 1985 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5046/5046-h/5046-h.htm |
Context
“And tonight, we declare anew to our fellow citizens of the world: Freedom is not the sole prerogative of a chosen few; it is the universal right of all God's children. Look to where peace and prosperity flourish today. It is in homes that freedom built. Victories against poverty are greatest and peace most secure where people live by laws that ensure free press, free speech, and freedom to worship, vote, and create wealth.
Our mission is to nourish and defend freedom and democracy, and to communicate these ideals everywhere we can. America's economic success is freedom's success; it can be repeated a hundred times in a hundred different nations.”
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