“Many of Reagan's listeners thought he was dreaming. But Reagan had faith in freedom. He knew that communism, although militarily powerful, was ideologically dead. He knew what our Founders knew: that, in a truly legitimate government, power does not come out of the barrel of a gun, but only from the consent of the people.”

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About Sam Brownback

American attorney, politician, and diplomat

Sam Brownback is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat. Born in 1956, he served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and as the 46th governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. A Republican, Brownback also served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom in the first administration of President Donald Trump. His public career has centered on national politics and diplomacy, including work on religious freedom issues.

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