--- title: "7 Carter Quotes By Paul Kengor" description: "7 Carter quotes by Paul Kengor. Plus more from Paul Kengor and more Carter sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/paul-kengor-14302_bills_the-presidents-varied-in-the-degree-to-w_424735.jpg" --- > [ The presidents varied in the degree to which they cited the founders. Some, like JFK, LBJ, \[Richard\] Nixon, and \[Bill\] Clinton, cited… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/the-presidents-varied-in-the-degree-to-which-they-cited-the-founders/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/paul-kengor-14302_bills_the-presidents-varied-in-the-degree-to-w_424735.jpg) > [ \[Gerald\] Ford and \[Jimmy\] Carter, in fact, were huge disappointments to me. Think about this: They were the presidents around the time… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/gerald-ford-and-jimmy-carter-in-fact-were-huge-disappointments-to-me/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dc/paul-kengor-14302_america_gerald-ford-and-jimmy-carter-in-fact-wer_1418880.jpg) > [ Frankly, neither president \[Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter\] was an inspiring figure; so, maybe their lack of inspiration by the founders shouldn't… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/frankly-neither-president-gerald-ford-and-jimmy-carter-was-an/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/375/paul-kengor-14302_carter_frankly-neither-president-gerald-ford-an_1454500.jpg) > [ I was disappointed in how \[Bill\] Clinton, like \[Jimmy\] Carter, used the founders to argue for huge expansions in federal power, clearly… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/i-was-disappointed-in-how-bill-clinton-like-jimmy-carter-used-the/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/paul-kengor-14302_arguing_i-was-disappointed-in-how-bill-clinton-l_2027661.jpg) > [ When \[Jimmy\] Carter did quote them, he quoted them in what I believe were misapplications, such as arguing for the creation of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/when-jimmy-carter-did-quote-them-he-quoted-them-in-what-i-believe/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/paul-kengor-14302_appreciation_when-jimmy-carter-did-quote-them-he-quot_2071113.jpg) > [It is interesting that liberals don't mind a strong faith at all. When it's their guy with a strong faith - whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/it-is-interesting-that-liberals-don-t-mind-a-strong-faith-at-all-when/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5c/paul-kengor-14302_bless_it-is-interesting-that-liberals-don-t-mi_2844600.jpg) > [Reagan didn't want to wear his faith on his sleeve in a political way. Reagan thought that was egregious, and he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/reagan-didn-t-want-to-wear-his-faith-on-his-sleeve-in-a-political-way/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/paul-kengor-14302_campaigns_reagan-didn-t-want-to-wear-his-faith-on_3095945.jpg) ## Other authors on Carter ## More by Paul Kengor > [The American founding is not just about a group of people, a group of men. It is about an ideal: Both a vision and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/the-american-founding-is-not-just-about-a-group-of-people-a-group-of/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [Maybe the most interesting find in my research is that it is clear that Ronald Reagan, among all modern presidents, plainly rediscovered the founders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/maybe-the-most-interesting-find-in-my-research-is-that-it-is-clear/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [“Only when people are free to worship, create, and build, only when they can decide their destiny and benefit from their own risks—only then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/only-when-people-are-free-to-worship-create-and-build-only-when-they/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [As has been reported, and is unmistakably evident to all but the most naïve, federal employees have been ordered to exploit this crisis, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/as-has-been-reported-and-is-unmistakably-evident-to-all-but-the-most/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [ It is quite sad, to me, that that ideal, that vision and understanding \[of American founding \], doesn't seem to be a part of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/it-is-quite-sad-to-me-that-that-ideal-that-vision-and-understanding/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [ The presidents varied in the degree to which they cited the founders. Some, like JFK, LBJ, \[Richard\] Nixon, and \[Bill\] Clinton, cited them somewhat… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/the-presidents-varied-in-the-degree-to-which-they-cited-the-founders/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [ I was a child or didn't live through those presidents prior to \[Ronald\] Reagan, and thus didn't realize how little attention they had paid… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/i-was-a-child-or-didn-t-live-through-those-presidents-prior-to-ronald/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [In the middle of Hillary Clinton's push for national healthcare in 1993, Bill Clinton cited Thomas Jefferson's concern for health issues as, somehow, apparently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/in-the-middle-of-hillary-clinton-s-push-for-national-healthcare-in/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [ If our presidents, or potential presidents, don't know this or don't articulate \[an America ideal\], that's a blown opportunity. The president can teach as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/if-our-presidents-or-potential-presidents-don-t-know-this-or-don-t/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [“Only in the detached from reality world of goofy Hollywood and modern academia could a mass murderer like Che Guevara be turned into something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/only-in-the-detached-from-reality-world-of-goofy-hollywood-and-modern/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [Throughout American history our presidents have invoked our nation's founding fathers. This is particularly true of recent presidents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/throughout-american-history-our-presidents-have-invoked-our-nation-s/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [ Which founders have these presidents cited - and why? What did, say, President \[Ronald\] Reagan's view of George Washington, or President \[Bill\] Clinton's view… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/which-founders-have-these-presidents-cited-and-why-what-did-say/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [Learning is a good thing, but unless it's tempered by faith and a love of freedom, it can be very dangerous indeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/learning-is-a-good-thing-but-unless-it-s-tempered-by-faith-and-a-love/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [“Ultimately, Reagan presided over the largest tax cut in American history, and accomplished it working in tandem with (rather than against) a huge Democratic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/ultimately-reagan-presided-over-the-largest-tax-cut-in-american/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) > [ Ronald Reagan \[ cite the founders\] on behalf of emphasizing the faith of our founders, of limited government, of the uniqueness and exceptionalism of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/ronald-reagan-cite-the-founders-on-behalf-of-emphasizing-the-faith-of/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carter/paul-kengor/#itemlist", "name": "7 Carter Quotes By Paul Kengor", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The presidents varied in the degree to which they cited the founders. 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