Reagan's Battle Cry Against the Evil Empire

On March 8, 1983, Ronald Reagan declared the Soviet Union an “Evil Empire” in a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals. The Victims of Communism ... Ronald Reagan was talking to the British House of Commons about the Soviet Union and how they were "evil" because they are fighting just to fight. Ronald Reagan's re‐formulation of the rhetoric of war: Analysis of the “zero option,” “evil empire,” and “star wars” addresses ... The speeches analyzed in this ... Known as the “Evil Empire” speech, Reagan’s address brilliantly utilized rhetorical strategies to galvanize his audience and convey a strong moral stance ... In his 1985 State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan called ... Evil Empire”: "We must stand by all our democratic allies. And we must not ... Was it the “Reagan defense buildup” and the “evil empire” speech of the first term? According to some, it was arms control and the more conciliatory attitude ... The President took the opportunity of speaking in front of a religious audience to reiterate his belief in the existence of good and evil in the ... A year earlier Reagan gave a speech that while criticized would become widely commemorated as it caused the fall of the “Evil Empire.” The “Evil Em-pire” speech ... The Evil Empire speech did not refer to Solzhenitsyn, but his description in 1975 of the Soviet Union as “the concentration of World Evil” may have inspired ... Analyzes speeches in which Reagan ... Ronald Reagan's Re-formulation of the Rhetoric of War: Analysis of the "Zero Option,""Evil Empire," and "Star Wars" ...