According to Paul Kengor, author of God and Ronald Reagan, Reagan had a particularly strong faith in the goodness of people; this faith stemmed from the optimistic faith of his mother and the Disciples of Christ faith, into which he was baptized in 1922.
Menurut Paul Kengor, penulis buku God and Ronald Reagan (Allah dan Ronald Reagan), Reagan memiliki iman yang sangat kuat pada kebaikan orang, yang berasal dari iman optimis ibunya, Nelle dan iman murid-murid Kristus, yang dibaptis dalam tahun 1922.