Question

Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things. It is the continuing revolution of the marketplace. It is the understanding that allows us to recognize shortcomings and seek solutions. It is the right to put forth an idea, scoffed at by the experts, and watch it catch fire among the people. It is the right to dream – to follow your dream or stick to your conscience, even if you're the only one in a sea of doubters. Freedom is the recognition that no single person, no single authority or government has a monopoly on the truth, but that every individual life is infinitely precious, that every one of us put on this world has been put there for a reason and has something to offer.

–Address at Moscow State University
Ronald Reagan

Reagan’s likely purpose is to persuade Soviet students that
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Reagan’s likely purpose is to show an American audience that

Answer 1

Reagan’s likely purpose is to persuade Soviet students that they, as individuals, have the right and moral worth to think for themselves, to question authority, and to pursue change and opportunity rather than accepting a state-imposed monopoly on truth.

Reagan’s likely purpose is to show an American audience that the United States stands for individual liberty and free markets, and that defending the freedom to innovate, dissent, and follow one’s conscience is a central American principle.