Dangerous Man Quotes

While Jones and Falwell were both fundamentalist, conservative Christians, Jones was very concerned that the Falwell propensity for being active in partisan politics would undermine Christian duty and faith as political compromises are always made and alliances require not attacking or criticizing political allies. Jones wanted Christians to be comfortable attacking the Republicans when they were morally deficient just as well as Democrats. He thought that Falwell’s approach was tempting for Christians but would undermine and destroy the integrity of Christians in America. Hence Falwell was dangerous.

Absurd attacks on a presidential opponent’s character have not only been made in modern times. There is a long history of trying to drive up an opponent’s negatives by making almost paranoid accusations. What was so absurd about this particular effort was that one characteristic of FDR that almost everyone agreed upon was his affability and charm. People loved to be with him and speak with him alone. Many conservatives thought that FDR’s policies and programs were dangerous for the country, but other than Hoover, there appears to be no other prominent person who expressed any personal fear of being alone with Roosevelt.