As conservatives mark the 50th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s historic “Time for Choosing” speech, it’s important to remember that one of the most important aspects of his speech wasn’t the message — it was the audience itself.

Included in the crowd on October 27, 1964, were Young Americans for Freedom activists — the young men and women who would eventually help lead the Reagan Revolution. President Reagan truly believed that youth of the country — the next generation — would be the ones to carry on the torch of freedom. And, as he concluded his speech that night, he urged all of us — young and old — to “preserve for our children this, the last best hope for man on earth.”