Ronald Reagan's Speech On Peace

Reagan during his speech makes valid points on peace and war. He goes back and forth on how the government can not keep the peace because of war, and that we can not have peace because the government does not know how to help the people. Reagan then argues that there is no argument that can be made over peace and war. “There's no argument over the choice between peace and war, but there's only one guaranteed way you can have peace—and you can have it in the next second—surrender.” (Reagan ). What Reagan is trying to say is that when there is war, there can not be peace. If this nation is looking for peace, the only way to do it is to surrender. If the war is won, the Unites States still has enemies that still look for a fight years later. If the war is lost, the enemy sees more open chances to make the United states look like the weaker ones, and still attack. None of those outcomes are peace. That is the point Reagan is making. He is saying that if the nation were to surrender when
He was the leader for the Soviet Union during the cold war. Reagan touches on this because he wants America to see that he is not the only one to say the government is weak, because so does Khrushchev. He states the Khrushchev heard voices from this side. The voices were saying "peace at any price" or "better Red than dead," or as one commentator put it, he'd rather "live on his knees than die on his feet." ( Reagan ). Reagan makes people question is that what peace requires. He then says “ those voices do not speak for the rest of us”. ( Reagan ). Those voices were higher up officials that are suppose to be the voice for the people. What voice did the people have in that war? They would not see the same views as they do. The people want their family whole once more. They do not want to bury loved ones. Reagan is then starting to persuade the people to have a say in how the government looks for