Quotes

Reagan on Democracy, America, and Heroism

“Our country may face enormous challenges, but the great advantage of our democracy is that we do not act from fear or simply respond to threats.”

December 18, 1982

“Our country may face enormous challenges, but the great advantage of our democracy is that we do not act from fear or simply respond to threats. We Americans have never been pessimists. We conquer fear with faith, and we overwhelm threats and hardship with courage, work, opportunity, and freedom.”

— Radio Address to the Nation on Economic Recovery and National Defense