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> [For those of us who cry out for gun control, our fears cannot be eliminated as long as the country remains an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/for-those-of-us-who-cry-out-for-gun-control-our-fears-cannot-be/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

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> [In his State of the Union speech in January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt declared America's commitment to Four Freedoms in the struggle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/in-his-state-of-the-union-speech-in-january-1941-president-franklin/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

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> [True, most Americans give lip service to the proposition that even the most exalted among us have their flaws, but we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/true-most-americans-give-lip-service-to-the-proposition-that-even-the/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

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## Other authors on Among

## More by Robert Dallek

> [Harry Truman wrote scathing letters, but he almost never sent them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/harry-truman-wrote-scathing-letters-but-he-almost-never-sent-them/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [Don't be intimidated by people who seem to be experts. Hear their points of view and get their judgements. But at the end of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/don-t-be-intimidated-by-people-who-seem-to-be-experts-hear-their/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [During his presidency, Truman and the Republicans were locked in a series of furious assaults on each other that outraged him and made Truman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/during-his-presidency-truman-and-the-republicans-were-locked-in-a/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [Experience helped Richard Nixon, but it didn't save him, and it certainly wasn't a blanket endorsement. He blundered terribly in dealing with Vietnam.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/experience-helped-richard-nixon-but-it-didn-t-save-him-and-it/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [When Gingrich attacked CNN's John King for bringing up his alleged proposal of an open marriage to his second wife, Gingrich accused him of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/when-gingrich-attacked-cnn-s-john-king-for-bringing-up-his-alleged/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [In seeking an empire of liberty, Jefferson wished not only to expand the country's territorial holdings, but also to extend American institutions around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/in-seeking-an-empire-of-liberty-jefferson-wished-not-only-to-expand/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/like-lyndon-johnson-president-obama-understands-that-timidity-in-a/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [Despite its flaws, the American electoral system has produced Lincoln, the two Roosevelts, and Harry Truman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/despite-its-flaws-the-american-electoral-system-has-produced-lincoln/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [For those of us who cry out for gun control, our fears cannot be eliminated as long as the country remains an armed camp…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/for-those-of-us-who-cry-out-for-gun-control-our-fears-cannot-be/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [The Atlantic conference in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland is a dramatic moment in World War II history because for the first time, Roosevelt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/the-atlantic-conference-in-the-north-atlantic-off-newfoundland-is-a/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [For style and for creating a mood of optimism and hope - Kennedy on that count is as effective as any president the country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/for-style-and-for-creating-a-mood-of-optimism-and-hope-kennedy-on/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [As for Vietnam, what matters is that Kennedy successfully resisted pressure to send anything more than military advisers, a stance that was a likely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/as-for-vietnam-what-matters-is-that-kennedy-successfully-resisted/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [Access to presidential materials should be as wide as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/access-to-presidential-materials-should-be-as-wide-as-possible/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [I think experience is a terribly overrated idea when it comes to thinking about who should become president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/i-think-experience-is-a-terribly-overrated-idea-when-it-comes-to/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

> [By the time a second term rolls around, the illusions about a president have largely evaporated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dallek/by-the-time-a-second-term-rolls-around-the-illusions-about-a/)

[Robert Dallek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dallek/)

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