'A gallant leader in the cause of freedom'

Former President Ronald Reagan -- who led a conservative revolution that set the economic and cultural tone of the 1980s, hastened the end of the Cold War and revitalized the Republican Party -- died Saturday at age 93. "Because of his leadership, the world laid to rest an era of fear and tyranny," President Bush said.

词汇：

gallant adj.英勇的,豪侠的,堂皇的,壮丽的,华丽的

conservative adj.保守的, 守旧的n.保守派

hasten v.催促, 赶紧, 促进, 加速

revitalize v.新生

era n.时代, 纪元, 时期, [地]代

tyranny n.暴政, 苛政, 专治