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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... gave the order , riding his horse ahead of the troops under heavy fire up the hill , until the Spaniards at the top gave up or ran . " I would rather have led that charge than serve three terms in the United States Senate , " Roosevelt ...
... gave the order , riding his horse ahead of the troops under heavy fire up the hill , until the Spaniards at the top gave up or ran . " I would rather have led that charge than serve three terms in the United States Senate , " Roosevelt ...
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... gave them the run of the White House . Roosevelt drew the line , however , when Quentin thought his privi- leges gave him free rein everywhere . Once , when the children left muddy footprints in the corridors of what is now the Old ...
... gave them the run of the White House . Roosevelt drew the line , however , when Quentin thought his privi- leges gave him free rein everywhere . Once , when the children left muddy footprints in the corridors of what is now the Old ...
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... gave the Soviet leaders time to avoid a fight by turning around their ships . A psychological plus but a potential tactical minus was that the quarantine gave the Soviet leaders the next move : They would have to decide whether their ...
... gave the Soviet leaders time to avoid a fight by turning around their ships . A psychological plus but a potential tactical minus was that the quarantine gave the Soviet leaders the next move : They would have to decide whether their ...
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George Washington | 3 |
Thomas Jefferson | 23 |
Andrew Jackson | 45 |
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