Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
Ronald ReaganRead
The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.
Interpretation
The quote critiques the misconceptions held by some individuals despite their confidence in their knowledge.
Ronald Reagan's quote highlights a common issue in political discourse, where certain individuals may hold firm beliefs based on misinformation or misunderstandings. It suggests that the real challenge isn't necessarily ignorance, but rather a misguided confidence in incorrect information, which can lead to flawed conclusions and perceptions regarding liberal values and ideologies.
In practice
During a debate about policy, this quote could illustrate how misconceptions can cloud judgement.
Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
Our status as a free society and world power is not based on brute strength. When we've taken up arms, it has been for the defense of freedom for ourselves and for other peaceful nations who needed our help. But now, faced with the development of weapons with immense destructive power, we've no choice but to maintain ready defense forces that are second to none. Yes, the cost is high, but the price of neglect would be infinitely higher.
I'm spending more time at this library in four days than I did at the Eureka College Library in four years.
I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved in order to stand up for my own values and beliefs. My candidacy is based on my record, and for that matter, my entire life.
My fellow citizens, our nation is poised for greatness. We must do what we know is right, and do it with all our might. Let history say of us: "These were golden years - when the American Revolution was reborn, when freedom gained new life, and America reached for her best."
We must have faith in the people of this country and faith in our principles.
[When asked "Dr. Einstein, why is it that when the mind of man has stretched so far as to discover the structure of the atom we have been unable to devise the political means to keep the atom from destroying us?"] That is simple, my friend. It is because politics is more difficult than physics.
Why should I feel lonely? is not our planet in the Milky Way?
I have no desire for wealth or possessions, and so I have nothing. I do not experience the initial suffering of having to accumulate possessions, the intermediate suffering of having to guard and keep up possessions, nor the final suffering of loosing the possessions.
There is no significant example in history, before our time, of a society successfully maintaining moral life without the aid of religion.
As long as a person is involved with warfare, trying to defend or attack, then his action is not sacred; it is mundane, dualistic, a battlefield situation.
Too often, we fall into the trap of thinking 'equal' means 'the same' and that we achieve equality by treating everyone identically.
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