Mutual fund managers are trapped in this rather deadly vicious circle: the more successful they are, the more money flows into their… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Hamilton, back by August 13, dove into a debate that passionately engaged him: immigration. He opposed any attempt to restrict membership in… — Ron Chernow Hamilton Copy Share Image
“The world of politics was filled with duplicitous people and Grant was poorly equipped to spot them, remaining an easy victim for… — Ron Chernow Politics Copy Share Image
“Now, for reasons both symbolic and practical, the crowd pulled George III down from his pedestal, decapitating him in the process. The… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“His subordinates remembered him as tough but fair-minded. Years later, one of them retained Hamilton as a lawyer, even though he had… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Grant’s fortuitous move to Illinois on the eve of the election had monumental consequences, conveniently situating him in the president’s home state… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
In waiting for the glorious moment of that first book contract, writers must have giant reservoirs of patience. Yet they must persevere… — Ron Chernow Book Copy Share Image
“Grant adopted unusual precautions, returning to the Willard Hotel twice daily for meals and staying indoors at night. When he set eyes… — Ron Chernow John wilkes booth Copy Share Image
“Nothing in all history,” William Lloyd Garrison wrote, equaled “this wonderful, quiet, sudden transformation of four millions of human beings from . . . the… — Ron Chernow Amendment Copy Share Image
“the Ku Klux Klan Act. He had planned a California trip that spring, but canceled it in the belief that he couldn’t… — Ron Chernow Federal government Copy Share Image
“the immorality of slavery became patently clear that spring. He had acquired from Colonel Dent the mulatto slave named William Jones who… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“At forty-six, Grant was still trim and fit, the youngest man elected president until then. Having weathered the crucible of war, he… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“On February 7, President Johnson met at the White House with five black leaders, including Frederick Douglass, who came to lobby for… — Ron Chernow Civil rights Copy Share Image
“He cleverly assumed that he was addressing loyal people and made common cause with them: I have come among you, not as… — Ron Chernow Friendship Copy Share Image
“Returning to his Manhattan town house on Christmas Eve, Grant, sixty-one, pivoted to hand the driver a holiday tip when he slipped… — Ron Chernow Christmas eve Copy Share Image
“eight thousand Republicans crammed into Crosby’s Opera House for a veritable coronation of Ulysses S. Grant. To play on wartime memories, General… — Ron Chernow Opera house Copy Share Image
“It is the child of avarice, the brother of inequity, and father of mischief. It has been the ruin of many worthy… — Ron Chernow Brotherhood Copy Share Image
“What pretty much guaranteed that Johnson would side with white supremacists was his benighted view of black people. No American president has… — Ron Chernow American president Copy Share Image
“raiders, the United States wanted Great Britain to foot the bill for the entire war cost after Gettysburg, some $2 billion, the… — Ron Chernow Gettysburg Copy Share Image
“Grant notified the president that he had vacated the office and no longer functioned as war secretary. Faced with this fait accompli,… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“When Grant read this, he was outraged at the shocking suggestion that he had subverted justice. He handed the letter to Bristow… — Ron Chernow Justice Copy Share Image
I think those who invest in mutual funds want someone else to do the thinking for them. But the fact that they… — Ron Chernow Customer Copy Share Image
“In February 1878, Grant braved rain, wind, and snow to become the first American president to visit Jerusalem. He met with a… — Ron Chernow American president Copy Share Image
“Out of the blue, a veteran named Charles Wood, manager of a brush factory in upstate New York, sent Grant a $500… — Ron Chernow Management Copy Share Image
“This was a powerful argument for Washington, who had gone to Philadelphia feeling that the war would be incomplete without a new… — Ron Chernow Politics Copy Share Image
“Greeley campaigned from the back of a train, delivering scores of speeches and previewing the whistle-stop style that later marked presidential campaigns.… — Ron Chernow Communication Copy Share Image
“The feckless President Buchanan, who opposed secession, thought the federal government powerless to stop it, and in his last annual message blamed… — Ron Chernow Federal government Copy Share Image
“Grant roomed with Fred Dent, who also singled out Grant as “the clearest headed young man I ever saw . . . He always wanted… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“While the folks at home embraced him as an improbable hero, Washington was denigrated in England as a reckless young warrior and… — Ron Chernow Washington Copy Share Image
“He applauded a belated decision to evacuate Garfield from the White House in early September and bring him by train to Long… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Whoever considers the nature of our government with discernment will see that though obstacles and delays will frequently stand in the way… — Ron Chernow Nature Copy Share Image
“capture the Republican nomination instead of Grant. With Johnson acquitted, everyone knew, Grant would get the party nod. Significantly, the seven Republicans… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“The president was running out of room to maneuver as the country backed away from further federal interference in the South. The… — Ron Chernow Reconstruction Copy Share Image
“In a question of veracity between U.S. Grant and Andrew Johnson, between a soldier whose honor is as untarnished as the sun,… — Ron Chernow Friendship Copy Share Image
“The American Revolution and its aftermath coincided with two great transformations in the late eighteenth century. In the political sphere, there had… — Ron Chernow American revolution Copy Share Image
“The funeral was a vast, elaborate affair, befitting a monarch or head of state, in marked contrast to the essential simplicity of… — Ron Chernow American spirit Copy Share Image
