Ronald Reagan: “A Time for Choosing”

( 1964 ) Commentary by Chester Pach, Ohio University

Glossary

bomb nuclear warfare in general
concern business, firm, or enterprise
dispensation something that is granted or given, usually from a higher- to a lower-ranking entity
expropriation the act of taking property, particularly for public use
Iron Curtain a metaphorical barrier between the totalitarian Communist nations and the liberal democratic world
perversion deviation from established norms or goals
urban renewal a controversial program, which reached its peak in the period from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, that involved reclamation of allegedly blighted urban neighborhoods by replacement of old buildings and environments with new ones

Ronald Reagan (Library of Congress)

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