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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... constitutional convention . * The Constitution that emerged from the famous meeting barely received passage , with federalists gaining close wins in several key states only because everyone knew that Washington would be the first ...
... constitutional convention . * The Constitution that emerged from the famous meeting barely received passage , with federalists gaining close wins in several key states only because everyone knew that Washington would be the first ...
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... Constitution did not per- mit it . Those presidents all said that advocates of such spending should push through a constitutional amendment . Clay could have tried to do that , but the political battle would have been hard . Instead ...
... Constitution did not per- mit it . Those presidents all said that advocates of such spending should push through a constitutional amendment . Clay could have tried to do that , but the political battle would have been hard . Instead ...
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... Constitution . Discussing the inaugural ceremonies in 1937 , Roosevelt said , " When the Chief Justice read me the oath and came to the words ' support the Constitution of the United States ' I felt like saying : ' Yes , but it's the ...
... Constitution . Discussing the inaugural ceremonies in 1937 , Roosevelt said , " When the Chief Justice read me the oath and came to the words ' support the Constitution of the United States ' I felt like saying : ' Yes , but it's the ...
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George Washington | 3 |
Thomas Jefferson | 23 |
Andrew Jackson | 45 |
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