Twenty Years Ago Today

[H/T: Right Reason] Two and a half years later . . .

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President Bush’s Eulogy for Ronald Reagan

Following are excerpts from the text of President Bush’s tribute to Ronald Reagan We lost Ronald Reagan only days ago but we have missed him for a long time. We have missed his kindly presence, that reassuring voice and the happy ending we had wished for him. It has been 10 years since he said [...]

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Margarent Thatcher’s Eulogy for Ronald Reagan

Following are excerpts from the text of Margaret Thatcher’s eulogy: Ronald Reagan’s life was rich not only in public achievement, but also in private happiness. Indeed, his public achievements were rooted in his private happiness. The great turning point of his life was his meeting and marriage with Nancy. On that we have the plain [...]

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Reagan’s Heritage

Here is an extremely well-done tribute to Ronald Reagan from the Heritage Foundation: The Heritage Foundation Remembers Ronald Reagan. A wealth of material well-worth your time.

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Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address

Excerpts from Ronald Reagan’s Farewell Address: This is the 34th time I’ll speak to you from the Oval Office and the last. We’ve been together eight years now, and soon it’ll be time for me to go. But before I do, I wanted to share some thoughts, some of which I’ve been saving for a [...]

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Ronald Reagan: Second Inaugural Address

Excerpts from Ronald Reagan’s Second Inaugural Address: 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 [...]

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Ronald Reagan: Point du Hoc Speech on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day

Here are excerpts from Ronald Reagan’s Speech on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day (Point du Hoc): The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a just God would grant them mercy on this beachhead or on the next. It was the [...]

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Ronald Reagan: On Religion and Politics

On 23 August 1984, President Reagan spoke to an ecumenical prayer breakfast in Dallas, Texas. I believe that faith and religion play a critical role in the political life of our nation — and always has — and that the church — and by that I mean all churches, all denominations — has had a [...]

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Ronald Reagan: On Abortion

“Abortion is advocated only by persons who themselves have been born.” –Ronald Reagan, Fortieth President of the United States of America Ronald Reagan also published “Abortion and the Conscience of a Nation” in the Spring 1983 issue of The Human Life Review. Here are two excerpts: The 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in [...]

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