President Reagan, expanding on President Lincoln's phrase, referred to America as 'the last, best hope of man on Earth.' But this last, best hope is beginning to fade.
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For all its terrible faults, in one sense America is still the last, best hope of mankind, because it spells out so vividly the kind of happiness that most people actually want, regardless of what they are told they ought to want.
My father thought of America as the last best hope for humanity. He believed we had a historical mission to be a paragon to the rest of the world, to be about what human beings can accomplish if they work together and maintain their focus.
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
Always the eternal optimist, President Reagan instilled confidence and optimism at a time both were in short supply in our country.
Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated.
President Reagan is now at rest. We mourn his passing, but we are grateful for the gifts he gave us: a safer world, strong economic base, and a renewed belief in America's greatness.
George W. Bush was president through some of the darkest days of our history and yet his optimism never waned. He is optimistic by nature, but he also understood the importance of always communicating a sense that things will get better.
Hope springs eternal, even in politics.
As an American people, what is greatest about our history are the many times we have led this world away from hate, towards hope.
The President is the last person in the world to know what the people really want and think.
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