Five ways Ronald Reagan predicted the future, from weaponized medicine to 'Morning in America'
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Ronald Reagan predicted world events even before launching his political career — then shaped those events as president. "He was astonishingly clairvoyant," said historian Craig Shirley.
The rare combination of sunniness in the face of harsh reality and his faith in American exceptionalism gave the Great Communicator a gift to predict future events with remarkable accuracy. "He was astonishingly clairvoyant." — Reagan biographer Craig Shirley "One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine." — Ronald Reagan in 1961 "The city upon a hill was a vision to Reagan but also the promise of a reality. Of the reality of the future of America." — Craig Shirley "Reagan’s SDI terrified the Soviets." — Craig Shirley "Parents have often been reduced to the role of outsiders … Even God, source of all knowledge, was expelled from classrooms." — Ronald Reagan "From the strong fortress of his convictions, he set out to enlarge freedom the world over at a time when freedom was in retreat — and he succeeded." — Margaret Thatcher Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
"He was astonishingly clairvoyant," Reagan biographer Craig Shirley told Fox News Digital.