“If America is an idea, which it is - we're not a nation of ethnic groups that say we're Americans because we have American blood; we have the blood of every nation in our veins - and there's something really beautiful about that, but it means that we are an idea and that we all have to buy into this idea.”

American author, speaker, and conservative radio host

Eric Metaxas is an American author, speaker, and conservative radio host. He is known for biographies of William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther, along with other books, a memoir, and work for VeggieTales. His books include Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, and Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World. He also published Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life, as well as If You Can Keep It and Letter to the American Church. His writing also extends to humor, children's books, and scripts.