Ronald Reagan inspired an American revival in the 1980s, after the societal upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s. Experts believe his vision can lift the U.S. again.
Ronald Reagan’s values, vision and vibrant personal optimism inspired a rebirth of American pride, growth and exceptionalism in the 1980s, after nearly two decades of social and cultural upheaval. 'Reagan was deeply concerned about America in the late 70s,' Virginia-based historian and author Craig Shirley told Fox News Digital. 'America had gone through 17 long, horrible years beginning with the assassination of JFK.
Our Constitution is designed only for a moral and religious people,' President John Adams said in 1798. 'It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.' Reagan summed it up eloquently in a 1984 speech in Ohio. 'When men try to live in a world without God, it's only too easy for them to forget the rights that God bestows,' he said.
Unlike some political leaders who forgot where they came from, like Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon, Reagan never forgot his humble roots among the common men and woman of his country,' said Shirley. 5. Recognize and rededicate ourselves to the uniqueness and fragility of the American experiment The founding of the United States and its emergence as the preeminent global superpower are, by any historic measure, miracles of societal and political evolution.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction,' he said. 'We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.' For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
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