I've probably written some books - I know I've written some books that were more interesting to me than to a large… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
It's not an exaggeration to say that Texas gets a lot more out of being part of the United States than the… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
In modern times, the American military has become more bureaucratised. — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
I'm more inclined to say the presidency has changed Trump rather than Trump changed the presidency. He has moderated or reversed himself… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
The more of my readers I encounter who say, often apologetically, that they are actually listeners, the more I write for the… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
Reagan is the subject of ongoing political debate, and a lot of liberals don't want to take Reagan any more seriously than… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
The Catalonian movement is quite serious; I don't think it's simply symbolic. I think that they believe that Catalonia can be more… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
Every work of history is a combination of argument and narrative. The longer I write, the more I emphasize the narrative, the… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
He used humor more effectively than any president since Abraham Lincoln. Reagan was not an especially warm person, but he appeared to… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
I certainly don't think that the heirs of the American Revolution were a particularly noble class. — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
The Republican Party has moved substantially to the right of where Reagan was. — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
Reagan gave essentially the same speech from the beginning to the end of his political career, which was always, 'The American people are great,… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
Presidents are evaluated not by what they did by the stroke of their own pen; it's what they persuade Congress to do. — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
In the business arena, the standard rules of morality don't apply. What we're really looking for is efficiency. It doesn't do anyone any good… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
There is a certain kind of sobering, civilizing effect that being president imposes on people. There is a certain kind of dignity with which… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
The Founders were anything but demigods to themselves and their contemporaries, who recognized full well that the experiment in self-government had only begun. — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
The American political system is based on the president taking the initiative and Congress responding. With President Trump, it's been the opposite. — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
The president was not the most important political player in the 19th century. Besides Jefferson at the beginning, Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln, the… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
The shelf life of a seventh-year State of the Union address is about five minutes. Presidents can propose stuff. They're probably not likely to… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
When you look at the development of the American presidency, you see that the presidents who have had the greatest impact are the ones… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
