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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Page 49
... told others , during and after the battle , that they should fear neither life nor death because " the unerring hand of Providence " is always active amidst the " shower of Balls , bombs , and Rockets .... " Jackson's theology enabled ...
... told others , during and after the battle , that they should fear neither life nor death because " the unerring hand of Providence " is always active amidst the " shower of Balls , bombs , and Rockets .... " Jackson's theology enabled ...
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... told him , " You are a man after my own heart . I prised at Mr. Mac , to think he would suppose that I would be offended at you . No , sir ; I told him that I highly approved of your independence ; that a minister of Jesus Christ ought ...
... told him , " You are a man after my own heart . I prised at Mr. Mac , to think he would suppose that I would be offended at you . No , sir ; I told him that I highly approved of your independence ; that a minister of Jesus Christ ought ...
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... told farmers . " If you can't buy a hundred acres , still buy land ; buy thirty acres ; yes , buy one acre and build a house . " Take care of that acre , Washington said : " Get land and lie on it . Today you go to town with your wagon ...
... told farmers . " If you can't buy a hundred acres , still buy land ; buy thirty acres ; yes , buy one acre and build a house . " Take care of that acre , Washington said : " Get land and lie on it . Today you go to town with your wagon ...
Contents
George Washington | 3 |
Thomas Jefferson | 23 |
Andrew Jackson | 45 |
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