Mitt Romney in America by Heart, by Sarah Palin

On Principles & Values: Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom

[In 2008, Romney made a speech on his Mormon religious beliefs, as John F. Kennedy had in 1960 on his Catholic religious beliefs]. Like Kennedy, Romney Mitt praised all Americans' freedom to worship as they choose. Like Kennedy, he also declared that "no authority of my church, or of any other church, for that matter, will ever exert influence on presidential decisions." But unlike Kennedy, he spoke out strongly for America's religious heritage, and how it continues to define us as a nation:

The nations' founders discovered the essential connection between the survival of a free land and the protection of religious freedom. Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom. Freedom opens the windows of the soul so that man can discover his most profound beliefs and commune with God. Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone.

Source: America by Heart, by Sarah Palin, p.185-186 Nov 23, 2010

On Welfare & Poverty: My faith would inform my presidency

Kennedy's famous speech [on Catholicism in 1960] is actually quite different from the way it is often described. Instead of reconciling his religious identity with his role in public life, Kennedy entirely separated the two.

In the 2008 Republican primary, Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's Mormon faith was likewise perceived as an issue by some voters. Claiming that many would be reluctant to pull the lever for a person of his beliefs, some pundits and political advisors urged him to "do a JFK." Just give a speech, they told him, and reassure voters that your faith will have nothing to do with your presidency. Instead, he gave a thoughtful speech that eloquently and correctly described the role of faith in American public life.

Unlike JFK, Romney declared that our religious liberty is "fundamental to America's greatness." And he spoke openly of "how my faith would inform my presidency, if elected."

Source: America by Heart, by Sarah Palin, p.184-185 Nov 23, 2010

The above quotations are from America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag by Sarah Palin. Click here for other excerpts from America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag by Sarah Palin. Click here for other excerpts by Mitt Romney. Click here for a profile of Mitt Romney.
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