--- title: "13 Trump Quotes By Paul Kengor" description: "13 Trump quotes by Paul Kengor. Plus more from Paul Kengor and more Trump sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/paul-kengor-14302_quote_the-people-who-influence-our-presidents_1479848.jpg" --- > [“The people who influence our presidents matter.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/the-people-who-influence-our-presidents-matter/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/paul-kengor-14302_quote_the-people-who-influence-our-presidents_1479848.jpg) > [ 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… ](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c6/paul-kengor-14302_america_if-our-presidents-or-potential-president_708330.jpg) > [Maybe the most interesting find in my research is that it is clear that Ronald Reagan, among all modern presidents, plainly rediscovered…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/paul-kengor-14302_clear_maybe-the-most-interesting-find-in-my-re_103288.jpg) > [ There's the unique case of Ronald Reagan, who cited \[founders\] some 850 times, and in a way that was absolutely fundamental to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/there-s-the-unique-case-of-ronald-reagan-who-cited-founders-some-850/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2f/paul-kengor-14302_america_there-s-the-unique-case-of-ronald-reagan_1157840.jpg) > [ It is quite sad, to me, that that ideal, that vision and understanding \[of American founding \], doesn't seem to be a… ](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a05/paul-kengor-14302_currents_it-is-quite-sad-to-me-that-that-ideal-th_399953.jpg) > [When Reagan was outspoken about his faith it was usually for a purpose, but never for getting votes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/when-reagan-was-outspoken-about-his-faith-it-was-usually-for-a/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e5/paul-kengor-14302_faith_when-reagan-was-outspoken-about-his-fait_3041615.jpg) > [ \[Ronald Reagan\] called the image of \[George\] Washington praying on his knees in Valley Forge "the most sublime image in American history." ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/ronald-reagan-called-the-image-of-george-washington-praying-on-his/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/332/paul-kengor-14302_american-history_ronald-reagan-called-the-image-of-george_1957137.jpg) > ["Freedom" is probably the word he said more than any other. He used the word freedom constantly. I think for some his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/freedom-is-probably-the-word-he-said-more-than-any-other-he-used-the/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ce/paul-kengor-14302_atheistic_freedom-is-probably-the-word-he-said-mor_2872492.jpg) > [Reagan loved and respected his father, Jack Reagan. But if there was a father figure to Reagan in the religious sense, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/reagan-loved-and-respected-his-father-jack-reagan-but-if-there-was-a/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/paul-kengor-14302_cleaver_reagan-loved-and-respected-his-father-ja_1760020.jpg) > [ \[Barack\] Obama isn't pointing to anyone, and certainly doesn't like it when others note (correctly) that his influences were the likes of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/barack-obama-isn-t-pointing-to-anyone-and-certainly-doesn-t-like-it/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/paul-kengor-14302_acknowledge_barack-obama-isn-t-pointing-to-anyone-an_1938904.jpg) > [I noticed some time ago that neither of the candidates are quoting the founders. If they are, they're doing it so rarely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/i-noticed-some-time-ago-that-neither-of-the-candidates-are-quoting/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87e/paul-kengor-14302_barack_i-noticed-some-time-ago-that-neither-of_1467758.jpg) > [ Speaking of \[Ronald\] Reagan on the faith of the founders, he was particularly fond of George Washington, who he cited nearly 200… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/speaking-of-ronald-reagan-on-the-faith-of-the-founders-he-was/) [Paul Kengor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kengor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e03/paul-kengor-14302_faith_speaking-of-ronald-reagan-on-the-faith-o_1478331.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 Trump ## 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/trump/paul-kengor/#itemlist", "name": "13 Trump Quotes By Paul Kengor", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The people who influence our presidents matter.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Kengor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kengor/the-people-who-influence-our-presidents-matter/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/paul-kengor-14302_quote_the-people-who-influence-our-presidents_1479848.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/paul-kengor-14302_quote_the-people-who-influence-our-presidents_1479848.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/paul-kengor-14302_quote_the-people-who-influence-our-presidents_1479848.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The people who influence our presidents matter.” — Paul Kengor", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If our presidents, or potential presidents, don't know this or don't articulate [an America ideal], that's a blown opportunity. 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