And it makes perfect sense that she did and does, because after all, it was Reagan who first had the guts, the steadfastness and caring human vision to state at the Berlin Wall, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" And Reagan did it without Facebook, Twitter or the Internet.
Both have suffered from the Israeli occupation for over sixty years and both have showed steadfastness in the face of oppression.
The battles she had been in have been fierce--and the battles in the future will be no less intense--and she has proven her steadfastness and is still standing.
Even in welcoming foreign investors, the press has portrayed the lifting of sanctions as a victory of Iranian steadfastness against sinister Western powers — especially the U.S. — that had unfairly imposed the sanctions in the first place.
A peace agreement, he said, was in the "national security interests" of the United States — repeating a phrase used by Mr. Obama, which has unsettled Israeli officials who worry about the steadfastness of American support for Israel.
"I should have talked about steadfastness or resiliency," she told me by phone on Tuesday.
And therein lies a tale.Whatever people might think of Mr Giuliani, few have questioned his steadfastness on that terrible morning.
The steadfastness of the Armani aesthetic has proved a solid foundation for global expansion.
We have brought it to its knees through our determination to remain in the squares for months if necessary, and through the steadfastness of our young people who have confronted the bullets of the regime with bared chests.
That shape-shifting quality, along with a puritan's work ethic, enables her to inhabit varied roles with the steadfastness of a rent-control tenant and has frequently brought rapturous reviews.
He remains an acknowledged master of the craft, and the steadfastness of many of his longtime supporters has already been underscored by more than $600,000 in contributions to his legal-defense fund.
