Quotes

Reagan on Heroism

“So, let the anniversary of this courageous American's birth be for us both a time of thanksgiving and a time of renewal.”

January 15, 1983

“So, let the anniversary of this courageous American's birth be for us both a time of thanksgiving and a time of renewal. Let us be grateful for the providence that sends among us men and women with the courage and vision to stand peacefully but unyieldingly for what is right. But let us also make this a time when we rededicate ourselves, young and old, black and white to carry on the work of justice and to totally reject the words and actions of hate embodied in groups like the Ku Klux Klan.”

— Radio Address to the Nation on the Anniversary of the Birth of Martin Luther King, Jr.