Winthrop to Reagan: America’s Timeless Vision as a Shining City on a Hill

Sep 30, 2025

In January 1989, President Ronald Reagan delivered his farewell address from the Oval Office, marking the end of his eight-year presidency. In that poignant speech, Reagan painted a vivid picture of America as a “shining city on a hill”—a beacon of hope and opportunity. He described it as “a city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace—a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity.” This powerful imagery wasn’t the invention of Reagan, but rather, it [...]

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