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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... asked by Mrs. John Quincy Adams whether she minded her husband's gambling , responded , " Oh , I don't know . He usually wins . " What Clay gambled and lost on , however , was parenting . His chil- dren , living or dying apart from ...
... asked by Mrs. John Quincy Adams whether she minded her husband's gambling , responded , " Oh , I don't know . He usually wins . " What Clay gambled and lost on , however , was parenting . His chil- dren , living or dying apart from ...
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... asked about pardons and had lost his temper : " One where some young roughs had committed rape on a helpless immi- grant girl , and another in which a physician of wealth and high stand- ing had seduced a girl and then induced her to ...
... asked about pardons and had lost his temper : " One where some young roughs had committed rape on a helpless immi- grant girl , and another in which a physician of wealth and high stand- ing had seduced a girl and then induced her to ...
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... asked me if I was a Catholic when I joined the United States Navy , " Kennedy told cheering crowds . “ Nobody asked my brother if he was a Catholic or a Protestant before he climbed into an American bomber to fly his last mission ...
... asked me if I was a Catholic when I joined the United States Navy , " Kennedy told cheering crowds . “ Nobody asked my brother if he was a Catholic or a Protestant before he climbed into an American bomber to fly his last mission ...
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George Washington | 3 |
Thomas Jefferson | 23 |
Andrew Jackson | 45 |
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