President Reagan's speech at the National Association of Evangelicals, the "Evil Empire Speech"

The "Evil Empire Speech" was a speech delivered by U.S. President Ronald Reagan to the National Association of Evangelicals on March 8th, 1983 during the Cold War. President Reagan correctly described the Soviet Union as an "evil empire" and he detailed the moral, social military, and cultural superiority of the United States over the Soviet Union. President Reagan recognized the communism was the ultimate evil of his time and the Soviet Union was the primary source of the spread of the suffering that comes with communism.

"I believe we shall rise to the challenge. I believe that communism is another sad, bizarre chapter in human history whose last pages even now are being written. I believe this because the source of our strength in the quest for human freedom is not material, but spiritual. And because it knows no limitation, it must terrify and ultimately triumph over those who would enslave their fellow man. For in the words of Isaiah: "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increased strength But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary.'"