“Jefferson was ambivalent about executive power – until he bore executive responsibility.” — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
Jefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it. — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“Jefferson was among the greatest men who had ever lived, a Renaissance figure who was formidable without seeming overbearing, sparkling without being… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“The Jefferson style – cultivate his elders, make himself pleasant to his contemporaries, and used his pen and his intellect to shape… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“The political nature of man made it highly unlikely that a society designed to meet regularly would remain peaceable. "The way to… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“America has always been torn between the ideal and the real, between noble goals and inevitable compromises. So was Jefferson. In his… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“Jefferson was relentless in pursuing and putting down threats to his vision of a republican nation. Whether they were Federalist judges and… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“Classing Jefferson with George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, both of whom were also reluctant to speak at length in public, Adams said,… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“Jefferson’s decision to acquire Louisiana without seeking a constitutional amendment expanded the powers of the executive in ways that would likely have… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“As much as Jefferson loved France residence abroad gave him greater appreciation for his own nation. He was a tireless advocate for… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“They all live in cities, together, and can act in a body readily and at all times; they give chief employment to… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
Scripture is not inerrant; believers are called to interpret biblical texts in light of tradition and reason. — Jon Meacham Copy Share
As a southerner born after the epic events of the civil rights movement, I've always wondered how on earth people of good will could… — Jon Meacham Copy Share
We are now living in a post-Roosevelt, post-Reagan universe. What comes next will not be post-partisan, because faction is an intrinsic human impulse. — Jon Meacham Copy Share
“his other hand. Sensitive to his guest’s affliction, Churchill realized that “every step” was” — Jon Meacham Copy Share
Too many activists have convinced themselves that they have a monopoly on truth. A little humility and a sense of history could move us… — Jon Meacham Copy Share
In the fullness of time, I suspect that bigotry against homosexuals will seem as repugnant as racial prejudice does today. Or so one hopes. — Jon Meacham Copy Share
Mysteries and thrillers are not the same things, though they are literary siblings. Roughly put, I would say the distinction is that mysteries emphasize… — Jon Meacham Copy Share
“When Lincoln was running for the House of Representatives from Illinois, he was charged with being “a scoffer at religion,” wrote the historian William… — Jon Meacham Copy Share
“The Man who has not Music in his Soul, Or is not touch’d with Concord of sweet Sounds, Is fit for Treason, Stratagems, and… — Jon Meacham Copy Share
I am an Episcopalian who takes the faith of my fathers seriously, and I would, I think, be disheartened if my own young children… — Jon Meacham Copy Share
Only the most unapologetic biblical fundamentalists, for instance, take every biblical injunction literally. If we all took all scripture at the same level of… — Jon Meacham Copy Share
“There was, of course, a more immediate point to frequent gatherings of lawmakers, diplomats, and cabinet officers at the president’s table. It tends to… — Jon Meacham Copy Share
“For Jefferson, William and Mary was largely about what university life is supposed to be about: reading books, enjoying the company of like-minded, and… — Jon Meacham Copy Share
One wonders whether the Obama re-election campaign may be on the right track as it seeks to apply the you-break-it-you-own-it rule to Bush and… — Jon Meacham Copy Share
