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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... Roosevelt in 1900 campaigned on the Bible . He gave speeches and published articles with explicit titles such as ... Roosevelt's mind worked concretely . He gave neither the politician nor the journalist leave to dance around honesty ...
... Roosevelt in 1900 campaigned on the Bible . He gave speeches and published articles with explicit titles such as ... Roosevelt's mind worked concretely . He gave neither the politician nor the journalist leave to dance around honesty ...
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... Roosevelt traveled frequently by train with his affluent parents . Young Roosevelt rolled through cities and countryside in his father's private railroad car , well supplied with servants and a chef so there was no need even to eat in ...
... Roosevelt traveled frequently by train with his affluent parents . Young Roosevelt rolled through cities and countryside in his father's private railroad car , well supplied with servants and a chef so there was no need even to eat in ...
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... Roosevelt lost all feeling below the waist . For a time he also lost his faith in himself , and believed , he told his future secretary of labor , Frances Perkins , that God had abandoned him . Roosevelt , downsized , had a choice : He ...
... Roosevelt lost all feeling below the waist . For a time he also lost his faith in himself , and believed , he told his future secretary of labor , Frances Perkins , that God had abandoned him . Roosevelt , downsized , had a choice : He ...
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George Washington | 3 |
Thomas Jefferson | 23 |
Andrew Jackson | 45 |
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