“Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American Revolution and confess that …show more content…
“Regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would sacrifice freedom for security have embarked on this downward path” (Reagan 1). Further stating that our country was founded on the principle understanding that the government cannot grasp at control of the economy without also grasping at the control of its’ people; this control would only be gained by force. “And they knew when a government sets out to do that, it must use force and coercion to achieve its purpose” (Reagan 1). Reagan urged the people to understand that by grasping at the comfort the government could “possibly” provide they were simultaneously letting go of their true freedom; a freedom in which the people decided their own fate. In the United States, the American Dream that everyone fervently yearned for and made great sacrifices for was fading away, Reagan insisted the people become aware of the times, and of the power the government was reaching for. “We need true tax reform that will at least make a start toward restoring for our children the American Dream that wealth is denied to no one, that each individual has the right to fly as high as his strength and ability will take him” (Reagan