Paul Wilczynski's Observations

David Adesnik over at Oxblog thinks that the leader of the free world shouldn't say things like this:

Our government makes no sense unless it is founded in a deeply felt religious faith.

Or that:

Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first, the most basic expression of Americanism. Without God, there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life.

Or that

We can stand up and hold up our heads and say: America is the greatest force that God has ever allowed to exist on his footstool. As such, it is up to us to lead this world to a peaceful and secure existence.

Or finally, that:

Faith is evidently too simple a thing for some to recognize its paramount worth...But your husbands and brothers and fathers can testify that in the terrifying nakedness of the battlefield, the faith and the spirit of men are the keys to survival and victory.

I agree: Dwight Eisenhower definitely shouldn't have said those things.

(Who did you think said them?)

posted by Paul Wilczynski @ 8:37 AM