It was Reagan who began the realignment of American politics, making the Republicans into internationalist Jeffersonians with his speech in London at the Palace of Westminster in 1982, which led to the creation of the National Endowment for Democracy and the emergence of democracy promotion as a central goal of United States foreign policy.


"Who Are Americans to Think That Freedom Is Theirs to Spread?", New York Times Magazine, June 26, 2005

Michael Ignatieff Quotes

It was Reagan who began the realignment of American politics, making the Republicans into internationalist Jeffersonians with his speech in London at ...

It was Reagan who began the realignment of American politics, making the Republicans into internationalist Jeffersonians with his speech in London at ...

It was Reagan who began the realignment of American politics, making the Republicans into internationalist Jeffersonians with his speech in London at ...

It was Reagan who began the realignment of American politics, making the Republicans into internationalist Jeffersonians with his speech in London at ...