“I noticed some time ago that neither of the candidates are quoting the founders. If they are, they're doing it so rarely that I haven't noticed, or enough to be negligible. Certainly, neither is invoking the image of [George] Washington at Valley Forge or the Shining City Upon a Hill. In addition to this being true for John McCain and Barack Obama, it was true for Hillary Clinton as well.” IfsWellsEnoughCitiesHavensShiningClintonBeing TrueBarackHillsCandidatesValleysFoundersMccainQuotingValley Forge Author:Paul Kengor
“If our presidents, or potential presidents, don't know this or don't articulate [an America ideal], that's a blown opportunity. The president can teach as well as lead.” IfsKnowsWellsAmericaOpportunityPresidentTeachIdeals Author:Paul Kengor
“Reagan loved and respected his father, Jack Reagan. But if there was a father figure to Reagan in the religious sense, it was Ben Cleaver. What Reagan's father didn't provide spiritually, from a fatherly point of view, Cleaver did.” IfsFatherReligiousViewsFiguresPoint Of ViewFather FigureCleaver Author:Paul Kengor
