Английская Википедия:And I don't care what it is
"And I don't care what it is" is a phrase attributed to U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower, and often misquoted.[1]Шаблон:Rp For example, one encyclopedia says: "Eisenhower once remarked that 'America makes no sense without a deeply held faith in God—and I don't care what it is.Шаблон:'"[2] Some commentators, such as Will Herberg, argued that Eisenhower favored a generic, watered-down religion, or ridiculed Eisenhower's banality.[1]Шаблон:Rp What Eisenhower actually said, when he was President-elect, was that the American form of government since 1776 was based on Judeo-Christian moral values. Speaking extemporaneously on December 22, 1952, a month before his inauguration, Eisenhower actually said:
In a 1981 article regarding the quote, Professor Patrick Henry concluded that the line meant that Eisenhower included other religious possibilities, such as a Buddhist democracy.[1]Шаблон:Rp
Eisenhower at the time was not a church member. Born into a family of Pennsylvania Dutch Mennonites, Eisenhower's decision to pursue a military and then a political career put him at odds with the Mennonites' pacifistic traditions. He became a Presbyterian in 1953, after his first election, and sponsored prayers at cabinet sessions and held prayer breakfasts. When the local minister boasted that Eisenhower was joining his church, the president exploded to his press secretary, "You go and tell that goddamn minister that if he gives out one more story about my religious faith I will not join his goddamn church!"[3]
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Шаблон:Cite magazine
- ↑ Paul A. Djupe and Laura R. Olson, Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics (2003), p. 148.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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