America Quote by 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

There's the unique case of Ronald Reagan, who cited [founders] some 850 times, and in a way that was absolutely fundamental to understanding Reagan's…

— 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

Speaking of [Ronald] Reagan on the faith of the founders, he was particularly fond of George Washington, who he cited nearly 200 times, and…

— Paul Kengor

[Gerald] Ford and [Jimmy] Carter, in fact, were huge disappointments to me. Think about this: They were the presidents around the time of America's…

— 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…

— Paul Kengor

'The Founding Fathers established a nation under God; Ruled not by arbitrary decrees of Kings or whims, of entrenched elites but by the consent…

— Anonymous

There have been many amazing Presidents in American history, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, all of whom I greatly…

— Donald Trump

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

— 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

Frankly, neither president [Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter] was an inspiring figure; so, maybe their lack of inspiration by the founders shouldn't surprise us.

— Paul Kengor

All of the American presidents, certainly all of the notable ones, have been pretty original.

— Michael J. Knowles