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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... Rockefeller's new company , Standard Oil , often became rich . Those who would not cooperate lost out . Once Rockefeller gained dominance in Cleveland he offered merger deals to leading companies in other cities . Stating that he had ...
... Rockefeller's new company , Standard Oil , often became rich . Those who would not cooperate lost out . Once Rockefeller gained dominance in Cleveland he offered merger deals to leading companies in other cities . Stating that he had ...
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... Rockefeller to request funds for one of his proj- ects , had discerned that Rockefeller , despite his expressions of non- chalance , was worried about his public image and his private giving . Gates listened , and realized that tithing ...
... Rockefeller to request funds for one of his proj- ects , had discerned that Rockefeller , despite his expressions of non- chalance , was worried about his public image and his private giving . Gates listened , and realized that tithing ...
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... Rockefeller was easy game for Gates , who put into play one thing he had learned about his prize catch by listening , listening , listening . The secret was this : Rockefeller had moved to New York City but was still suspicious of the ...
... Rockefeller was easy game for Gates , who put into play one thing he had learned about his prize catch by listening , listening , listening . The secret was this : Rockefeller had moved to New York City but was still suspicious of the ...
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George Washington | 3 |
Thomas Jefferson | 23 |
Andrew Jackson | 45 |
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