tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632546.post6157262323748490658..comments2023-10-05T04:00:39.089-05:00Comments on Kingdom of Chaos: D-Day, 65 Years OnEl Jefe Maximohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14661511063910659377noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632546.post-89288923511234824062009-06-17T12:24:51.008-05:002009-06-17T12:24:51.008-05:00I see that in "The Boys of Pointe du Hoc,&quo...I see that in "The Boys of Pointe du Hoc," Reagan's speechwriter had Reagan quote a Stephen Spender line ("left the vivid air signed with their honor") from Spender's well-known poem which begins, iirc, "I think continually of those who were truly great."<br /><br />Reagan quoting Spender is pretty ironic in some ways. Anyway, thanks for the link to the speech. (Of course I don't agree that Reagan was the greatest post-war president, but that's a discussion for some other time.)LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.com