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Consensus academics articulated the need for tough men of will in politics, using prose laden with metaphors of sexual prowess.
Elaine Tyler May • Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era
If Edwards was pushing his people up the hill of holiness, making priests of them all, Beecher layman-ized the priesthood, making the pastor just like one of the people.
Andrew Root • The Pastor in a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age Book #2): Ministry to People Who No Longer Need a God
He was conservative because he cared for their past, and liberal because he cared for their future. But he was much more than this.
G. K. Chesterton • The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books]
“Institute a vigorous program of education and self-improvement.”
John Willis • Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge: How Deming Helped Win a War, Altered the Face of Industry, and Holds the Key to Our Future
People v. Presley
Teeney insisted that Coke show the reporter the historic marker that had been erected by the Texas State Historical Commission on the lawn of the Kimble County Courthouse. The marker had been placed in honor of a Texas institution. “Coke R. Stevenson,” it began. “Strong, Resourceful, Conservative Governor …” The reporter realized he was talking to
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II
Democracy, Journalism, and Monopoly: How to Fund Independent News Media in the 21st Century
He had to save the nation from its own moral failings because other men were unable to contain their sexual passions.