by jpitney | Jul 4, 2024 | Patriotism, Reagan
President Reagan, July 4, 1986: All through our history, our Presidents and leaders have spoken of national unity and warned us that the real obstacle to moving forward the boundaries of freedom, the only permanent danger to the hope that is America, comes from...
by jpitney | Feb 6, 2024 | Patriotism, Reagan
Ronald Reagan was born on this date in 1911. From his 1992 address to the Republican National Convention: And whatever else history may say about me when I’m gone, I hope it will record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears, to your...
by jpitney | Jul 4, 2023 | Patriotism, Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky at WSJ: A decade ago the current boss of Russia wrote that “America is not exceptional.” What he did later shows what he really meant. Many tyrants in human history have claimed global influence, but none of them could inspire the rest of the world...
by jpitney | May 27, 2023 | Patriotism
2/ By the authority vested in me by absolutely no one, I’ve declared June to be “Fidelity Month”—a month dedicated to renewing fidelity to God, spouses and families, our country, and our communities. If you share these values, please join us, use our logo, and...
by jpitney | Mar 13, 2023 | Immigration, Patriotism
Ke Huy Quan’s acceptance speech for best actor in a supporting role for his performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Thank you. Thank you. My mom is 84 years old and she’s at home watching. Mom, I just won an Oscar! My journey...
by jpitney | Feb 2, 2023 | Conservative', Patriotism
Matthew Continetti at AEI: One cannot be an American patriot without reverence for the nation’s enabling documents. One cannot be an American conservative without regard for the American tradition of liberty those charters inaugurated. “Conservatives may of course...