How we cite our quotes: (Sentence)
Quote #1
The basis of those ideals and principles is a commitment to freedom and personal liberty that, itself, is grounded in the much deeper realization that freedom prospers only where the blessings of God are avidly sought and humbly accepted. (24)
Just like help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it, so too will freedom prosper where people avidly seek it.
Quote #2
I want you to know that this administration is motivated by a political philosophy that sees the greatness of America in you, her people, and in your families, churches, neighborhoods, communities—the institutions that foster and nourish the values like concern for others and respect for the rule of law under God. (32)
Reagan says that churches have long been a place where people go to practice goodness, and he wholeheartedly believes the American people, and their churches and communities, are the gatekeepers of all that makes America great. They preserve the basic foundations of liberty and democracy by promoting those principles in every aspect of their lives, and his administration is dedicated to bettering the world by doing the same thing.
Quote #3
There's a great spiritual awakening in America, a renewal of the traditional values that have been the bedrock of America's goodness and greatness. (89)
Sometimes going out with the old and in with the new sounds really good. In America's case, related to the presence of religion and tradition, Reagan believes the new stuff doesn't hold a candle to what once was—specifically, the focus on spirituality and other well-established values. In his view, those things were the very foundation of the United States of America, the principles we put to paper as the very definition of what it means to be an Americans, so those are the traditions we need to reinforce and pass along to overcome communism and other dark parts of our culture.