Quotes

Reagan on Freedom, America, and Foreign Policy

“American patriotism is, quite simply, the call to freedom, everywhere, for all peoples.”

February 29, 1988

“I've often said that there is something unique about the American form of patriotism, the kind so gloriously on display here at the Legion. It is not an exclusive attachment; it is not jealous or chauvinistic: It's the affirmation of man's deepest desires for the rights and liberties given him by his Creator. American patriotism is, quite simply, the call to freedom, everywhere, for all peoples. And that's why the American flag is more than a national flag. It has been, throughout our history, the hope and encouragement of freedom-loving peoples everywhere”

— Remarks at the Annual Leadership Conference of the American Legion