Evil Empire
This study guide will help you analyze Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire” speech (1982). In addition to help with your analysis, you can find a summary of the text and ideas for putting it into perspective.
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) was an American politician and member of the Republican party. He served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. In his 1982 speech delivered to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Reagan mainly focuses on the contrast between totalitarianism and democracy and argues for defending the latter.
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