An Independence Day Message from a Great President

July 4, 2012 by Dan Mitchell

This video I posted in 2011 is my favorite Reagan clip, but here’s a video that also is very much worth watching.

And even though these words weren’t uttered on July 4, what he says is quite appropriate for Independence Day.

If you need more inspiration from one of the two best Presidents of the 20th century, here are some of Reagan’s most memorable moments.

P.S. Here’s the other great President of the last century.

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on July 4, 2012 at 2:27 pm Bob Disch

Facebook censorship? I tried sharing this three times, but it never appeared on my FB page. Strange, because I have shared other Dan Mitchell classics that would be even more offensive to statists.
on July 4, 2012 at 2:12 pm Snorri Godhi

PS: Happy 4th of July, and keep up the good fight!
on July 4, 2012 at 2:11 pm Snorri Godhi

When it comes to philosophy, I feel closest to Coolidge and Reagan amongst xx century US Presidents.
However I have a soft spot for Truman, since I fear that, without him, we’d all be speaking Russian.
Yes, his instincts were New Deal, but a Republican Congress led him to do the right thing, as in the case of Clinton. Except that Clinton was afraid to take on Serbia and the Somali warlords, let alone the Soviet Union.
on July 4, 2012 at 1:53 pm Cindy

Thank nyou for these films! This what our Country NEEDS–IFweare to stay a FREENation.

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