Our Sacred Honor, William J. Bennett
Our Sacred Honor, William J. Bennett
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Our Sacred Honor
Stories Letters Songs Poems Speeches Hymns Birth Nation

Author: William J. Bennett

Narrator: Philip Bosco, William J. Bennett, Barry Bostwick

Abridged: 4 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/1997

Synopsis

Millions of American families have turned to The Book of Virtues and The Moral Compass by William J. Bennett for moral guidance in troubled times. Our Sacred Honor offers inspiration and instruction as well -- this time of a particularly American sort.
In Our Sacred Honor, Bennett has collected the best that has been thought and said by and about the men and women who founded America. The stories, songs, letters and speeches collected in Our Sacred Honor are an inspiring celebration of American exceptionalism.

About William J. Bennett

Dr. William J. Bennett is one of America’s most influential and respected voices on cultural, political, and educational issues. Host of The Bill Bennett Show podcast, he is also the Washington Fellow of the American Strategy Group. He is the author and editor of more than twenty-five books. Dr. Bennett served as the secretary of education and chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities  under  President  Ronald  Reagan  and  as  director  of  the  Office  of  National  Drug  Control  Policy  under  President  George  Herbert  Walker Bush.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Becky on June 27, 2018

Humbling, profound, and, I'll admit, a little depressing. Why depressing? Because to read the hopes of our founders, the absolute laser focus they employed in crafting this new country, the seriousness with which they took their duties, and their expectations that the citizens of America would conti......more

Goodreads review by Steven on January 13, 2025

A MARVELOUS COLLECTION OF QUOTES FROM THE FOUNDERS William John Bennett (born 1943) is a conservative commentator and former politician, and who served as Secretary of Education during Reagan's second term, and was "Drug Czar" under President George H. W. Bush. [NOTE: page numbers below refer to the......more

Goodreads review by Tamhack on May 20, 2018

"Featuring the wisdom of Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, Washington, Hamilton, and others, an anthology of the words and accomplishments of America's founders offers inspirational lessons in courage, civility, honesty, piety, and other important virtues and values. 250,000 first printing" [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on July 23, 2012

Our Sacred Honor by William J. Bennett collects the thoughts and advice of the ‘founding founders’ on such themes as patriotism, frugality, industry, civility, friendship, romance, and faith, adding his own commentary as introductions to each section. It is something of a patriotic canon in that it......more

Goodreads review by Ken on February 16, 2016

I wish I had read this book 40 years ago. Of course, it wasn't possible to read then. Wanting that, I wish I'd read Benjamin Franklin's rules for "constancy". How much more focused and directed might I have been with my life? I am gratified, yet sad, after reading this book. How far we have fallen. H......more

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