He believes this because from our side hes heard voices pleading for peace at any price or better Red than dead, or as one commentator put it, hed rather live on his knees than die on his feet. And therein lies the road to war, because those voices dont speak for the rest of us. You and I know and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery. If nothing in life is worth dying for, when did this begin—just in the face of this enemy? Or should Moses have told the children of Israel to live in slavery under the pharaohs? Should Christ have refused the cross? Should the patriots at Concord Bridge have thrown down their guns and refused to fire the shot heard round the world? The martyrs of history were not fools, and our honored dead who gave their lives to stop the advance of the Nazis didnt die in vain. Where, then, is the road to peace? Well its a simple answer after all. You and I have the courage to say to our enemies, There is a price we will not pay. There is a point beyond which they must not advance. And this—this is the meaning in the phrase of Barry Goldwaters peace through strength. Winston Churchill said, The destiny of man is not measured by material computations. When great forces are on the move in the world, we learn were spirits—not animals. And he said, Theres something going on in time and space, and beyond time and space, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty.-Ronald Reagan youtu.be/tpH5L8zCtSk
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