Reagan never cottoned to dictators. He was pure in this notion in a true belief that democracy was the best solution in the world because it spoke to people's hopes and dreams and aspirations, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of speech.

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Douglas Brinkley was a contemporary American historian. Douglas Brinkley is an American author, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities, and professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley is a history commentator for CNN, Presidential Historian for the New York Historical, and a contributing editor to the magazine Vanity Fair. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Freedom — The value of liberty, independence, and self-determination
  • Religion — Exploring belief systems, worship, and spiritual practice

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