As I noted in this other posting, today is the twentieth anniversary of Reagan’s famous speech calling on Gorbachev to "tear down this wall." Within it, one finds these words. Less famous perhaps, but they have a renewed relevance to us today, as we find ourselves in a new world war with Islamofascism, the latest incarnation of evil confronting members of the human race…
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"The totalitarian world produces backwardness because it does such violence to the spirit, thwarting the human impulse to create, to enjoy, to worship. The totalitarian world finds even symbols of love and of worship an affront."
Once again, history repeats itself.
BY DOUG