# 521 - Freedom's Extinction

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Podcast: [The Constitution Study podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-constitution-study-podcast-1141731)
Published: 2026-05-04T21:06:34+00:00
Episode link: https://constitutionstudy.libsyn.com/521-freedoms-extinction
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## Resource

Ronald Reagan once said that "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." Is this the generation when that finally happens? You may think I'm being hyperbolic, but I think the evidence supports the possibility that this is true.

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