Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction

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Our Founding Fathers, here in this country, brought about the only true revolution that has ever taken place in man's history. Every other revolution simply exchanged one set of rulers for another set of rulers. But only here did that little band of men so advanced beyond their time that the world has never seen their like since, evolve the idea that you and I have within ourselves the God-given right and the ability to determine our own destiny. But freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. The only way they can inherit the freedom we have known is if we fight for it, protect it, defend it and then hand it to them with the well thought lessons of how they in their lifetime must do the same. And if you and I don't do this, then you and I may well spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it once was like in America when men were free.

Thank You.

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[lynx234]

This was when he was speaking against Medicare. Operation Coffeecup. Google it.

[ProgressingAmerica]

No, it's not from the Operation Coffee Cup speech. Both speeches were given in 1961, but they have their distinct differences. The biggest difference is that Reagan's "Encroaching Control" speech from the Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix, is almost 45 minutes long. The Operation Coffee Cup speech is only somewhere around 10 minutes long.

[SyverCyber]

What is the date and place of this speech. Thank you.

[ProgressingAmerica]

March 30, 1961

[ProgressingAmerica]

To the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. There's a link in the description which has more information.

[ProgressingAmerica]

As Reagan said in his well known "Time for Choosing Speech",(Rendezvous with Destiny) some people would rather live on their knees than die on their feet. You have made it clear which you choose.

Freedom is worth fighting for. But obedience also has value, it is WORTH opposing.

[SyverCyber]

Got it! Thank you! Ronald Reagan's entire 44 minute 'Encroaching Control' speech is fabulous! Should be required listening for every American voter, high school class and college class.

[Mark Alan]

Democrat Party=Slavery

[ProjectParker]

0 dislikes. Exactly as it should be.

[belthoff444]

this was so awesome i cried

[dean97ss]

God blessed this country through Ronald Reagan!

[ArcoZakus]

As so many have shown by their example. Unfortunately there are still so many who have been so spoiled by the freedom they take for granted that they will not realize the truth of what you say until their freedom has gone. It will then take even more to recover it. The irony is that those who give the most benefit the least for themselves, and vice versa.

[lyghtkeepr]

Thanks for sharing this. Wasn't sure I could find it.

[fxnooodle]

America is worth dying to preserve!