Evil Empire Speech Themes
Legacy of Evil
What's super interesting about Ronnie's discussion on the legacy of evil is it almost becomes a character in and of itself. He says that when evil doesn't succeed, it takes a time out and comes up...
Sin
Here's the thing about sin: everybody does it. In "The Evil Empire," President Reagan was super honest about America's sins—and about the lessons we learned from them.Humans aren't perfect (excep...
Good vs. Evil
It sounds super cliché, but at a basic level, people totally viewed the issues between the U.S. and the Soviet Union as the age-old battle between good and evil. The Soviets didn't believe in free...
Prayer and Religion
Bon Jovi said it best—at the end of the day, we're all just livin' on a prayer. President Reagan definitely believed in the power of prayer. He talks about it a lot throughout "The Evil Empire,"...
Communism
What exactly is communism?Think back to kindergarten, when you were required to share your toys with everybody—even that one girl, Alexis, who "borrowed" your red crayon and broke it. (We're stil...