It seems to have always been true that the Americans who held most fiercely to the dream of liberty are those from backgrounds denied it.

Unlike we who feel more secure, I suppose they understand better the great value of liberty, knowing - personally or from family - what it is to be denied it.

To be clear, I did not vote for this. But because I am a citizen, I carry the burden of its mistakes and its transgressions. I carry the responsibility to correct. To push back from the moral precipice, to represent those Americans who still love our country and would see us do good, not ill.

"treaty commitments with our allies are important and we should stand behind them" is hardly some fringe position only held by Reagan.

every president since FDR believed that, until Trump.

It's a really low fucking bar, and even Reagan cleared it easily.