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What does it mean?
Goldwater claims the Reagan revolution was just a continuation of prior free enterprise traditions.
In plain terms
He says Reagan just kept up what others did.
What can you take from it?
Political changes often build on existing foundations.

Where it applies

  • political analysis
  • economic debate
  • historical review

Putting it to work

  • analyzing presidents
  • evaluating policy
  • debating legacy

Questions to consider

  • Is all politics just continuity?
  • What defines a revolution?

Another view

The view ignores significant policy shifts under Reagan.

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