“Let me be the bridge to an America that only the unknowing call myth,” he told his audience.
“Let me be the bridge to a time of tranquillity, faith and confidence in action.
And to those who say it was never so, that America’s not been better, I say you’re wrong.
But much of contemporary conservatism believes strongly in Dole’s formulation — in a lost Arcadia and a debased present.
But they’re usually couched as a kind of reactionary futurism, where going forward requires first taking several big steps back.
Persons:
Bob Dole, ”, America’s, Dole’s, Bill Clinton’s, Donald Trump, Matt Yglesias
Organizations:
Republican, Trump
Locations:
America, Arcadia