“There's the unique case of Ronald Reagan, who cited [founders] some 850 times, and in a way that was absolutely fundamental to understanding Reagan's vision for America.” WayAmericaUnderstandingVisionCasesUniqueFundamentalsFounders Author:Paul Kengor
“A surprise to others, but not to me, since I've watched this closely for eight years now, is how George W. Bush has internalized the founders' belief that all human beings are endowed by their Creator with a certain inherent yearning for freedom. In turn, Bush has applied this to his vision for the Middle East, believing that a democratic transformation in that region is possible, given that inherent desire for liberty within all hearts, including the hearts of Arab Muslims. People disagree with that, which is fine, but that's the Bush vision.” PeopleYearsBelieveHumansHeartDesireCertainTurnsBeliefGivenHuman BeingsLibertyVisionMiddleFineTransformationDemocraticSurpriseIncludingCreatorEightEastRegionsDisagreeYearningMiddle EastInherentFounders Author:Paul Kengor
“The American founding is not just about a group of people, a group of men. It is about an ideal: Both a vision and understanding of the very essence of democracy, constitutional government, a representative republic, and the remarkably powerful concept of being endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights.” PeopleMenGovernmentCertainUnderstandingPowerfulVisionDemocracyRightsGroupsConceptsIdealsEssenceCreatorRepublicRepresentativesFoundingConstitutional GovernmentUnalienable Rights Author:Paul Kengor
“It is quite sad, to me, that that ideal, that vision and understanding [of American founding ], doesn't seem to be a part of the current political season.” SeemsPoliticalUnderstandingVisionIdealsSeasonsCurrentsFounding Author:Paul Kengor
“In part, it's almost surely a failure of modern education, whether K through 12 or higher education, or really both. Barack Obama went to Ivy League institutions like Columbia, which are reputed to be among America's top colleges. And yet, this very recent product of those American institutions is not publicly articulating an appreciation of the American founding or the founders and their vision for America.” AmericaVisionModernCollegeProductsHigherInstitutionsAppreciationBarackLeagueFoundersFoundingIvyHigher EducationColumbiaIvy LeagueArticulatingModern Education Author:Paul Kengor
