Happy Birthday President Reagan
On January 20, 1981, Ronald Wilson Reagan became the 40th President of the United States.
He championed “a great new beginning” for America – one grounded upon our Founding Principles, unlimited by burdensome government, and sustained by the belief, that no matter how arduous or complex the challenge, America’s best days always lie ahead.
When inaugurated 26 years ago, few doubted his political beliefs and personal optimism. Many questioned his ability. Yet, eight years later, his Presidency, that sought to change a nation, had changed a world. And, over a quarter century later, the depth of his acknowledge and the clarity of his vision are continually unfolding.
From his immortal speech at the Brandenbug Gate befre the people of the City of West Berlin, June 12, 1987:
In the 1950's, Khrushchev predicted: "We will bury you." But in the West today, we see a free world that has achieved a level of prosperity and well-being unprecedented in all human history. In the Communist world, we see failure, technological backwardness, declining standards of health, even want of the most basic kind -- too little food. Even today, the Soviet Union still cannot feed itself. After these four decades, then, there stands before the entire world one great and inescapable conclusion: Freedom leads to prosperity. Freedom replaces the ancient hatreds among the nations with comity and peace. Freedom is the victor.
Today is his birthday. Viva la Reagan Revolution!
posted by John S. at 9:40 AM
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Sure, an Oprah book club selection can net an author millions in book sales and royalties. However, according to the New York Times, Tom Stoppard might be the Oprah of the Long Tail:
“Russian Thinkers,” a 1978 collection of essays on 19th-century Russian intellectuals by the philosopher Isaiah Berlin, has virtually disappeared from bookstores across the city, including Barnes & Noble, Labyrinth Books and Shakespeare & Company. The Internet is not much help either: the book is sold out on bn.com, and though it can be ordered from Amazon, the order won’t be shipped for two or three weeks.
The culprit behind this Berlin craze turns out to be none other than Tom Stoppard and his epic three-part play, “The Coast of Utopia,” which opened at Lincoln Center on Nov. 27. Tucked deep inside the show’s playbill is a list titled “For Audience Members Interested in Further Reading,” with “Russian Thinkers” at the top....
Mr. Berlin’s book is not only all but impossible to find in New York, it is also completely out of stock with its publisher, Penguin, which earlier this month quickly ordered two reprintings totaling 3,500 copies, the first time in 12 years the book has been printed, to satisfy more than 2,000 suddenly unfilled orders.
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