America Quote 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Paul Kengor

Throughout American history our presidents have invoked our nation's founding fathers. This is particularly true of recent presidents.

— 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…

— Paul Kengor