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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... knew that many would find neither jus- tifiable . Once Wilson became New Jersey's governor he ceased his adultery with Mrs. Peck , although they continued to correspond . She wrote to him that she was moving toward a divorce , and ...
... knew that many would find neither jus- tifiable . Once Wilson became New Jersey's governor he ceased his adultery with Mrs. Peck , although they continued to correspond . She wrote to him that she was moving toward a divorce , and ...
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... knew that it would be a close election , that most Americans did not want to enter a European war , and that God wanted him in his position even if he had to break God's law in the process . Few Americans knew about Wilson's theological ...
... knew that it would be a close election , that most Americans did not want to enter a European war , and that God wanted him in his position even if he had to break God's law in the process . Few Americans knew about Wilson's theological ...
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... knew . We all knew . " When a New York Times reporter covering a Kennedy trip to Manhattan told his editor that he had seen a well - known actress repeatedly going in and out of the president's hotel suite , the editor replied , " No ...
... knew . We all knew . " When a New York Times reporter covering a Kennedy trip to Manhattan told his editor that he had seen a well - known actress repeatedly going in and out of the president's hotel suite , the editor replied , " No ...
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George Washington | 3 |
Thomas Jefferson | 23 |
Andrew Jackson | 45 |
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