Friday, July 04, 2008

Celebrating America on Her Birthday 2008: Ronald Reagan and Patriotism

Look, whether you are liberal or conservative, I would hope the one thing we can agree on is that President Reagan loved this country, loved freedom, and had a distinctive way of expressing his love of country and freedom. Here are some of his meaningful quotes and videos on America and freedom, as we celebrate our birthday and Reaffirm our vigilance over this divine gift we call freedom:

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.


Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.


Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.


If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.
Ronald Reagan

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.
Ronald Reagan


Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.