Here's is what he said in his farewell: SKIP TO 15:07 And STOP AT 18:10
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>Here's is the text if you dont/cant see the video:
"Finally, there is a great tradition of warnings in Presidential farewells, and I've got one that's been on my mind for some time...the past 8 years: the resurgence of national pride that I called the new patriotism. This national feeling is good, but it won't count for much, and it won't last ...Those of us who are over 35 or so years of age grew up in a different America. We were taught, very directly, what it means to be an American. And we absorbed, almost in the air, a love of country and an appreciation of its institutions... Or you could get a sense of patriotism from school. And if all else failed you could get a sense of patriotism from the popular culture... but now, we're about to enter the nineties, and some things have changed. Younger parents aren't sure that an unambivalent appreciation of America is the right thing to teach modern children. And as for those who create the popular culture, well-grounded patriotism is no longer the style. Our spirit is back, but we haven't reinstitutionalized it... I'm warning of an eradication of the American memory that could result, ultimately, in an erosion of the American spirit. Let's start with some basics: more attention to American history and a greater emphasis on civic ritual.
There's a lot of Shitting of Reagan in this board but you have to admit he nailed it here
