The American Leadership Tradition: Moral Vision from Washington to ClintonIn the first modern systematic examination of the bond between morals and politics, Marvin Olasky examines the lives and careers of thirteen noted American leaders, including the great, the good, and the deeply flawed, from George Washington, Henry Clay, and Booker T. Washington to Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton. Olasky looks closely at the connections between religion, sexual practices, and political decisions, examining the repeated connections between private character and public action. He explains how so-called "compartmentalization" proved to be as impossible for Lincoln as for Woodrow Wilson. |
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... American Political Tradition emphasized his book's usefulness in dealing with the “ keen feeling of insecurity " that stuck to many Americans after " unstable booms and the abysmal depression . " Hofstadter wrote that most of his ...
... American Political Tradition emphasized his book's usefulness in dealing with the “ keen feeling of insecurity " that stuck to many Americans after " unstable booms and the abysmal depression . " Hofstadter wrote that most of his ...
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... American Tradition in Religion and Education . Boston : Beacon , 1950 . Carson , Clarence B. The Growth of America ... American History . New York : Harper & Row , 1962 . Kraus , Michael , and Davis D. Joyce . The Writing of American ...
... American Tradition in Religion and Education . Boston : Beacon , 1950 . Carson , Clarence B. The Growth of America ... American History . New York : Harper & Row , 1962 . Kraus , Michael , and Davis D. Joyce . The Writing of American ...
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... America ( Jesuit weekly ) , 236-37 American Bankers Association , 194 American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) , 259 American Historical Association , xix , 181 American Journal of Science , 132 American Political Tradition , and the Men ...
... America ( Jesuit weekly ) , 236-37 American Bankers Association , 194 American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) , 259 American Historical Association , xix , 181 American Journal of Science , 132 American Political Tradition , and the Men ...
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George Washington | 3 |
Thomas Jefferson | 23 |
Andrew Jackson | 45 |
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