Which evidence from the text is most relevant to Reagan's claim that Americans are destined to overcome obstacles? "We have been tempted to believe ... that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people.”

"It is time for us to realize that we are too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams. We are not, as some would have us believe, doomed to an inevitable decline."

"Those who do work are denied a fair return for their labor by a tax system which penalizes successful achievement and keeps us from maintaining full productivity."

"Idle industries have cast workers into unemployment, causing human misery and personal indignity."