Many presidents have praised and addressed the Boy Scouts over the years. President [[Calvin Coolidge]] said this to a group of Boy Scouts in 1924:
Many presidents have praised and addressed the Boy Scouts over the years. President [[Calvin Coolidge]] said this to a group of Boy Scouts in 1924:
{{Cquote|The three fundamentals of scouthood are reverence for nature ... reverence for law ... and reverence for God. It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. Doubters do not achieve. ... No man realizes his full possibilities unless he has the deep conviction that life is eternally important, and that his work, well done, is part of an unending plan.}}
{{Cquote|The three fundamentals of scouthood are reverence for nature ... reverence for law ... and reverence for God. It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. Doubters do not achieve. ... No man realizes his full possibilities unless he has the deep conviction that life is eternally important, and that his work, well done, is part of an unending plan.}}
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[[Rush Limbaugh]] said this during an awards ceremony for the BSA:
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{{Cquote|The values, the love of country ... our rights, our freedom, our essence, our yearning to be free come from our creator, from God, is what has made this country great. And the Boy Scouts of America... the traditions, institutions, and values that have defined this country's greatness are what make the Boy Scouts of America.<ref>Rush Limbaugh. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_111309/content/01125106.guest.html Rush and Roger Ailes Speak at Boy Scouts Awards Dinner], RushLimbaugh.com, November 11, 2009.</ref>}}