Reagan’s Libertarian Spirit | Britannica Blog - David Boaz, Feb. 4, 2011:
"Libertarians have mixed feelings toward Ronald Reagan....
"After a dispiriting era of stagflation, he revived American spirits and our faith in free enterprise. He slashed marginal tax rates and ushered in a 'long boom.' Along with Margaret Thatcher, he both symbolized and galvanized a renewed enthusiasm for entrepreneurship and free markets. He shocked the chattering classes in Washington and New York when he told the truth about communism....
"Reagan had his faults. But he was an eloquent spokesman for a traditional American philosophy of individualism, self-reliance, and free enterprise at home and abroad, and words matter."
Read more: http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2011/02/reagans-libertarian-spirit/
"Libertarians have mixed feelings toward Ronald Reagan....
"After a dispiriting era of stagflation, he revived American spirits and our faith in free enterprise. He slashed marginal tax rates and ushered in a 'long boom.' Along with Margaret Thatcher, he both symbolized and galvanized a renewed enthusiasm for entrepreneurship and free markets. He shocked the chattering classes in Washington and New York when he told the truth about communism....
"Reagan had his faults. But he was an eloquent spokesman for a traditional American philosophy of individualism, self-reliance, and free enterprise at home and abroad, and words matter."
Read more: http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2011/02/reagans-libertarian-spirit/
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