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R.I.P. - Jeane Kirkpatrick

She was a great one, unflinching and straight-forward. As a young girl, I dreamed of a Jeane Kirkpatrick presidency. I believed she, rather than George Bush, was the perfect choice to follow Ronald Reagan into the Oval Office. Unfortunately, it was a path she did not choose to take.

Still she made her mark in the world. She made people think and, like Reagan, she made people believe.

Townhall has a round up of some of her writings and quotes.

From her speech at the 1984 GOP Convention, and very apropos today

They understand just as the distinguished French writer, Jean Francois Revel, understands the dangers of endless self- criticism and self-denigration.

He wrote: "Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself."

Posted by Vox at December 8, 2006 11:25 AM | Reagan , politics