1983 - Color, President Reagan: Speech to National Association of Evangelicals Convention. 08Mar83 Card 6 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 6 of 7 14:56:04 Continued... I would agree to a freeze if only we could freeze the Soviets' global desires (applause). A freeze at current levels of weapons would remove any incentive for the Soviets to negotiate seriously in Geneva & virtually end our chances to achieve the major arms reductions which we have proposed. Instead, they would achieve their objectives through the freeze. A freeze would reward the Soviet Union for its enormous & unparalleled military build-up. It would prevent the essential & long overdue modernization of United States & Allied defenses & would leave our aging forces increasingly vulnerable. And an honest freeze would require extensive prior negotiations on the systems & numbers to be limited & on the measures to ensure effective verification & compliance. And the kind of a freeze that has been suggested would be virtually impossible to verify. Such a major effort would divert us completely from our current negotiations on achieving substantial reductions (applause). 14:57:24 A number of years ago, I heard a young father, a very prominent young man in the entertainment world, addressing a tremendous gathering in California. It was during the time of the cold war, & communism and our own way of life were very much on people's minds. And he was speaking to that subject, and suddenly though, I heard him saying: I love my little girls more than anything... And I said to myself: Oh, no don't, you can't - don't say that. But I had underestimated him. He went on: I would rather see my little girls die now, still believing in God, than have them grow up under Communism and one day die no longer believing in God (applause). 14:58:25 There were thousands of young people in that audience. They came to their feet w/ shouts of joy. They had instantly recognized the profound truth in what he had said, w/ regard to the physical & the soul, and what was truly important. 14:58:44 Yes, let us pray for the salvation of all those who live in that totalitarian darkness, pray they will discover the joy of knowing God. But until they do, let us be aware that while they preach the supremacy of the State, declare its omnipotence over individual man, & predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the Earth, they are the focus of evil in the modern world. 14:59:09 It was C. S. Lewis who, in his unforgettable Screwtape Letters, wrote: ‘The greatest evil is not done now in those sordid `dens of crime' that Dickens loved to paint. It is not even done in concentration camps & labor camps. In those we see its final result. But it is conceived & ordered; moved, seconded, carried & minuted in clear, carpeted, warmed & well-lighted offices, by quiet men w/ white collars & cut fingernails & smooth-shaven cheeks who do not need to raise their voice.’ 14:59:52 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