Positive attitude is the reason that a country like United States exist. There were times during the revolutionary war when it looked like George Washington was going to lose the war to the British. yet, he persisted and kept a positive attitude. "We should never despair our situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better so I trust it will again. If new difficulties arise we must only put forth new exertions and proportion our efforts to the exigency of the times."
Negative attitude can be so destructive it can destroy one's life and sometimes bring down a country or government. Richard Nixon was paranoid, he believed that people were always out to harm him. This attitude hurt what otherwise may have been considered a great presidency. In 1962 Nixon ran for the California governorship and lost. He made this promise, "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore..."
When Richard Nixon ran for re election for the presidency in 1972, he won by 20 million votes and 520 to 17 in the electoral college. He won almost every state. Why did Mr Nixon request the Democratic party break in when he had no chance of losing the presidency. He had such low self esteem and such negative attitude that he could not be assured of victory, even when it was so evident. As a result his government fell and he was the only American President to resign in shame.
Another Republican President Ronald Reagan was called by many, the Positive Thinking Evangelist. Many in the Republican Party quote and speak of Ronald Reagan as the ideal for their parties ideas. To be finally understood, Reagan must be seen as a product of the positive-thinking movement. Indeed, it was Reagan’s song of the positive—as articulated in thousands of speeches as a conservative activist, California governor, and U.S. president—that, more than any other factor, made the principle of brighter tomorrows and limitless possibilities into the idealized creed of America.
Reagan spoke of American greatness and when he did, people believed him.
