Learning is a good thing, but unless it's tempered by faith and a love of freedom, it can be very dangerous indeed. — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan [ cite the founders] on behalf of emphasizing the faith of our founders, of limited government, of the uniqueness and… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
Speaking of [Ronald] Reagan on the faith of the founders, he was particularly fond of George Washington, who he cited nearly 200… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
[ Alexis de] Tocqueville said it in 1835, and it's as true today as it was then: 'Despotism may govern without faith,… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
Colleges need learning, faith, and freedom. Each reinforces the others, each makes the others possible. For what are they without each other? — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
In [Ronald] Reagan's view, the American Founders had anchored their experiment in Judeo-Christian beliefs; the Bolsheviks deliberately established an antithetical model. Those… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
A surprise to others, but not to me, since I've watched this closely for eight years now, is how George W. Bush… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
It is interesting that liberals don't mind a strong faith at all. When it's their guy with a strong faith - whether… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
When Reagan was outspoken about his faith it was usually for a purpose, but never for getting votes. — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
Reagan didn't want to wear his faith on his sleeve in a political way. Reagan thought that was egregious, and he was… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
The American founding is not just about a group of people, a group of men. It is about an ideal: Both a vision and… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
Maybe the most interesting find in my research is that it is clear that Ronald Reagan, among all modern presidents, plainly rediscovered the founders. — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
“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… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
As has been reported, and is unmistakably evident to all but the most naïve, federal employees have been ordered to exploit this crisis, to… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
It is quite sad, to me, that that ideal, that vision and understanding [of American founding ], doesn't seem to be a part of… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
The presidents varied in the degree to which they cited the founders. Some, like JFK, LBJ, [Richard] Nixon, and [Bill] Clinton, cited them somewhat… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
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… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
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… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
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… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
“Only in the detached from reality world of goofy Hollywood and modern academia could a mass murderer like Che Guevara be turned into something… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
Throughout American history our presidents have invoked our nation's founding fathers. This is particularly true of recent presidents. — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
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… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
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