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> [If you look at history, every major realignment in our politics is a joining together of a new generation and emerging technologies. Obama has been a pioneer in joining the powers of the Internet with the principles of community organizing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/if-you-look-at-history-every-major-realignment-in-our-politics-is-a/)

[David Gergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gergen/)

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## More by David Gergen

> [It’s easy to confuse motion with progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/it-s-easy-to-confuse-motion-with-progress/)

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> [There's a normal tendency in the campaign, during a crisis, for the country to rally around the White House. vThat may help Al Gore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/there-s-a-normal-tendency-in-the-campaign-during-a-crisis-for-the/)

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> [Ronald Reagan rebuilt the American presidency; it was in trouble when he came into office as an institution, and he did through his communications…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/ronald-reagan-rebuilt-the-american-presidency-it-was-in-trouble-when/)

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> [We are making politics a spectator sport in which our only duty is to vote somebody into office and then retire to the grandstands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/we-are-making-politics-a-spectator-sport-in-which-our-only-duty-is-to/)

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> [At the heart of leadership is the leader's relationship with followers. People will entrust their hopes and dreams to another person only if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/at-the-heart-of-leadership-is-the-leader-s-relationship-with/)

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> [Leadership is about calling people to do things beyond themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/leadership-is-about-calling-people-to-do-things-beyond-themselves/)

[David Gergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gergen/)

> [Politics is like watching football. Yes, you can see it directly on your screen, but I think a lot of people want to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/politics-is-like-watching-football-yes-you-can-see-it-directly-on/)

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> [I don't have any problem with a reporter or a news person who says the President is uninformed on this issue or that issue.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/i-don-t-have-any-problem-with-a-reporter-or-a-news-person-who-says/)

[David Gergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gergen/)

> [I think it's particularly raw coming the day after the Electoral College, and Bill Clinton, he's taking this hard. It's been very hard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/i-think-it-s-particularly-raw-coming-the-day-after-the-electoral/)

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> [One cannot underestimate how widely admired Tom Daschle is in Washington for his integrity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/one-cannot-underestimate-how-widely-admired-tom-daschle-is-in/)

[David Gergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gergen/)

> [Leadership is a journey. Each one of us has to take our own path, and get there our own way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/leadership-is-a-journey-each-one-of-us-has-to-take-our-own-path-and/)

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> [ The proudest moment for \[a teacher of leaders\] is seeing not what students learn but what they do. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/the-proudest-moment-for-a-teacher-of-leaders-is-seeing-not-what/)

[David Gergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gergen/)

> [Ronald Reagan is clearly to television what Franklin Roosevelt was to radio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/ronald-reagan-is-clearly-to-television-what-franklin-roosevelt-was-to/)

[David Gergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gergen/)

> [We know from past history that when young people vote for one party a couple of times, they tend to vote for that party…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/we-know-from-past-history-that-when-young-people-vote-for-one-party-a/)

[David Gergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gergen/)

> [If you look at history, every major realignment in our politics is a joining together of a new generation and emerging technologies. Obama has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gergen/if-you-look-at-history-every-major-realignment-in-our-politics-is-a/)

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