1983 - Color, President Reagan: Speech to National Association of Evangelicals Convention. 08Mar83 Card 5 of 7

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1983 - Color, President Reagan: Speech to National Association of Evangelicals Convention. 08Mar83 Card 5 of 7 14:51:09 Continued... There is sin & evil in the world, & we're enjoined by Scripture & the Lord Jesus to oppose it w/ all our might. Our nation too has a legacy of evil w/ which it must deal. The glory of this land has been its capacity for transcending the moral evils of our past. For example, the long struggle of minority citizens for equal rights, once a source of disunity & civil war, is now a point of pride for all Americans. We must never go back. There is no room for racism, anti-Semitism or other forms of ethnic & racial hatred in this country (sustained applause). 14:52:05 I know that you've been horrified as have I, by the resurgence of some hate groups preaching bigotry & prejudice. Use the mighty voice of your pulpits & the powerful standing of your churches to denounce & isolate these hate groups in our midst. The commandment given us is clear & simple: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself (applause). 14:52:37 But whatever sad episodes exist in our past, any objective observer must hold a positive view of American history, a history that has been the story of hopes fulfilled & dreams made into reality. Especially in this century, America has kept alight the torch of freedom, but not just for ourselves but for millions of others around the world. And this brings me to my final point today: during my first press conference as President, in answer to a direct question, I pointed out that as good Marxist-Leninists, the Soviet leaders have openly & publicly declared that the only morality they recognize is that which will further their cause, which is world revolution. I think I should point out I was only quoting Lenin, their guiding spirit, who said in 1920 that they repudiate all morality that proceeds from supernatural ideas - that's their name for religion - or ideas that are outside class conceptions. Morality is entirely subordinate to the interests of class war. And everything is moral that is necessary for the annihilation of the old, exploiting social order & for uniting the proletariat. 14:53:55 Well, I think the refusal of many influential people to accept this elementary fact of Soviet doctrine illustrates an historical reluctance to see totalitarian powers for what they are. We saw this phenomenon in the 1930's. We see it to o often today. This doesn't mean we should isolate ourselves & refuse to seek an understanding w/ them. I intend to do everything I can to persuade them of our peaceful intent, to remind them that it was the West that refused to use its nuclear monopoly in the forties & fifties for territorial gain & which now proposes 50-percent cut in strategic ballistic missiles & the elimination of an entire class of land-based, intermediate-range nuclear missiles (applause). 14:54:49 At the same time however, they must be made to understand, we will never compromise our principles & standards. We will never give away our freedom. We will never abandon our belief in God (long standing ovation). And we will never stop searching for a genuine peace. But we can assure none of these things America stands for thru the so-called nuclear freeze solutions proposed by some. The truth is that a freeze now would be a very dangerous fraud, for that is merely the illusion of peace. The reality is that we must find peace through strength (applause). 14:56:04 Continued... 1980s; 1983; Republican Presidential Politics; Right Wing Christian Religion; Evil Empire; Economics; Executive Branch; Roe vs. Wade; Lobbying; Story Telling; Speech; Religious; Note: Credit must be given to: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. NOTE: Up to 15 continuous minutes of 7 cards, 14:31:48 - 15:01:10, sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk