[Dean's World] Dave Price: Thursday Quote

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Posted by Dave Price:
Thursday Quote
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   "The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right,
   faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a just God would
   grant them mercy on this beachhead, or on the next. It was the deep
   knowledge -- and pray God we have not lost it -- that there is a
   profound moral difference between the use of force for liberation and
   the use of force for conquest. You were here to liberate, not to
   conquer, and so you and those others did not doubt your cause. And you
   were right not to doubt.
   You all knew that some things are worth dying for. One's country is
   worth dying for, and democracy is worth dying for, because it's the
   most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man. All of
   you loved liberty. All of you were willing to fight tyranny, and you
   knew the people of your countries were behind you."
   -- [1]Ronald Reagan, June 6 1984.

References

   1. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/06/the_boys_of_pointe_du_hoc_1.html