"So, in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride—the temptation of blithely declaring yourselves above it all and labeling both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire." — Ronald Reagan, Address to the National Association of Evangelicals, March 8, 1983
Reagan's "evil empire" framing was most directly aimed at delegitimizing which contemporary movement?
- A
The Moral Majority's pressure for school prayer amendments
- Bcheck_circle
The nuclear freeze movement urging a bilateral halt to U.S. and Soviet weapons deployments
- C
The anti-apartheid divestment movement on U.S. campuses
- D
The sanctuary movement aiding Central American refugees
Explanation
Reagan delivered the speech specifically to push back against the nuclear freeze proposals gaining traction in Congress and on the streets, arguing moral equivalence between superpowers was misplaced.