Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
Interpretation
The health of freedom relies on a strong religious foundation and respect for divine law.
This quote by Ronald Reagan emphasizes that true freedom flourishes in an environment where religion is actively practiced and respected, and where the laws governing society are aligned with moral principles believed to be derived from a higher power. It suggests that the intertwining of faith and legal structure can create a more just and free society.
In practice
In a speech about national values and governance.
Our status as a free society and world power is not based on brute strength. When we've taken up arms, it has been for the defense of freedom for ourselves and for other peaceful nations who needed our help. But now, faced with the development of weapons with immense destructive power, we've no choice but to maintain ready defense forces that are second to none. Yes, the cost is high, but the price of neglect would be infinitely higher.
I'm spending more time at this library in four days than I did at the Eureka College Library in four years.
I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved in order to stand up for my own values and beliefs. My candidacy is based on my record, and for that matter, my entire life.
My fellow citizens, our nation is poised for greatness. We must do what we know is right, and do it with all our might. Let history say of us: "These were golden years - when the American Revolution was reborn, when freedom gained new life, and America reached for her best."
We must have faith in the people of this country and faith in our principles.
We seek a constitutional amendment to permit voluntary school prayer. God should never have been expelled from America's classrooms in the first place.
If I got rid of my demons, Iβd lose my angels.
When you are interviewing refugees, each person you talk to has a different story that could come from a horror movie. So many people talk about seeing their families get murdered before their eyes. Then I go to Central Park, and people are talking about their third divorce and paying tuition.
The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think.
The imagination disposes of everything. It creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are the whole of the world.
Are we not all shipwrecked,...condemned to death?... However impatient our neighbours make us, however much indignation our race arouses, we are all bound together, and the companions of a chain-gang have everything to lose by mutual insults.
The flame of Christian ethics is still our highest guide.
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