In his first Inaugural Address in January 1981, President Ronald Reagan brought to public attention these words of Dr. Joseph Warren, a great but largely forgotten American patriot of the Revolutionary era: “On the eve of our struggle for independence, a man who might have been one of the greatest among the founding fathers…said to his fellow Americans,”
Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of. On you depend the fortunes of America. You are to decide the important question upon which rests the happiness and liberty of millions yet unborn. Act worthy of yourselves.
Reagan did not overestimate the contributions or the potential of this remarkable hero. Thankfully, in the 41 years since that inaugural address, knowledge of Warren’s legacy has grown, but it still deserves a wider hearing.
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