THE PRESIDENCY!!

The economic ills we suffer have come upon us over several decades. They will not go away in days, weeks, or months, but they will go away. They will go away because we as Americans have the capacity now, as we've had in the past, to do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom. 

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden. The solutions we seek must be equitable, with no one group singled out to pay a higher price.

I chose this passage because I have noticed that most speeches include the economy but they don't really do much to "fix" it. Im not sure about how good or bad Ronald Reagan was as a president but in his speech he says a lot of positive things. For example when he says " Now, so there will be no misunderstanding,it's not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work-work with us, not over us; t stand by our side, not ride our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it;foster productivity,not stifle it." this is true government SHOULD be standing by each others side and not against each other but the way that the government is not sure that would happen. The point of the government is to help "society" not destroy it and Reagan clearly states it in his speech by saying that they are the problem and not the solution.Also John F Kennedy in his speech say "And history teaches us that animates between nations,as between individuals, do not last forever", which is correct.