We're In Greater Danger Today

Well I've Said It Before And I'll Say It Again — America's Best Days Are Yet To Come. Our Proudest Moments Are Yet To Be. Our Most Glorious Achievements Are Just Ahead.

The Preservation Of Parks, Wilderness, And Wildlife Has Also Aided Liberty By Keeping Alive The 19th Century Sense Of Adventure And Awe With Which Our Forefathers Greeted The American West. Many Laws Protecting Environmental Quality Have Promoted Liberty By Securing Property Against The Destructive Trespass Of Pollution. In Our Own Time, The Nearly Universal Appreciation Of These Preserved Landscapes, Restored Waters, And Cleaner Air Through Outdoor Recreation Is A Modern Expression Of Our Freedom And Leisure To Enjoy The Wonderful Life That Generations Past Have Built For Us.

There Can Be No Greater Good Than The Quest For Peace, And No Finer Purpose Than The Preservation Of Freedom.

But In The West Today, We See A Free World That Has Achieved A Level Of Prosperity And Well-being Unprecedented In All Human History. In The Communist World, We See Failure, Technological Backwardness, Declining Standards Of Health, Even Want Of The Most Basic Kind - Too Little Food. Even Today, The Soviet Union Still Cannot Feed Itself. After These Four Decades, Then, There Stands Before The Entire World One Great And Inescapable Conclusion: Freedom Leads To Prosperity. Freedom Replaces The Ancient Hatreds Among The Nations With Comity And Peace. Freedom Is The Victor.

I Sometimes Think Adam And Eve Were Russians. They Didn't Have A Roof Over Their Head, Nothing To Wear, But They Had One Apple Between Them And They Thought That Was Paradise.