"Freedom" is probably the word he said more than any other. He used the word freedom constantly. I think for some his frequent calls for freedom became a cliché because he did it so often. They didn't get it, but Reagan certainly did. He thought deeply about the relationship between God and human freedom and the nonrelationship between atheistic communism and that freedom.
Freedom cannot exist alone. - Paul Kengor
Freedom cannot exist alone.
- Paul Kengor
[ Alexis de] Tocqueville said it in 1835, and it's as true today as it was then: 'Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot. Religion is… - Paul Kengor
[ Alexis de] Tocqueville said it in 1835, and it's as true today as it was then: 'Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot. Religion is…
Which founders have these presidents cited - and why? What did, say, President [Ronald] Reagan's view of George Washington, or President [Bill] Clint… - Paul Kengor
Which founders have these presidents cited - and why? What did, say, President [Ronald] Reagan's view of George Washington, or President [Bill] Clint…
Reagan thought that school prayer was important because it was crucial to begin each day reminding students that their inalienable rights came to the… - Paul Kengor
Reagan thought that school prayer was important because it was crucial to begin each day reminding students that their inalienable rights came to the…
In part, it's almost surely a failure of modern education, whether K through 12 or higher education, or really both. Barack Obama went to Ivy League … - Paul Kengor
In part, it's almost surely a failure of modern education, whether K through 12 or higher education, or really both. Barack Obama went to Ivy League …
President Bush, yes, spent money like a drunken sailor, and left the nation with a record $400-billion deficit. President Obama, however, is spending… - Paul Kengor
President Bush, yes, spent money like a drunken sailor, and left the nation with a record $400-billion deficit. President Obama, however, is spending…
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
Learning is a good thing, but unless it's tempered by faith and a love of freedom, it can be very dangerous indeed.
As has been reported, and is unmistakably evident to all but the most naïve, federal employees have been ordered to exploit this crisis, to make the … - 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 make the …
[John] McCain references favorite presidents like Teddy Roosevelt. Hillary cited Eleanor Roosevelt. - Paul Kengor
[John] McCain references favorite presidents like Teddy Roosevelt. Hillary cited Eleanor Roosevelt.
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