Presidents have a right to certain prerogatives, including the expectation of a certain deference. He's the president; this is history. But we… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
The president - every president - works for us. We don't work for him. We sometimes lose track of this, or rather… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
In a president, character is everything. A president doesn't have to be brilliant... He doesn't have to be clever; you can hire… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
[On President Clinton's address:] It was the worst inaugural address of our lifetime, and I think the only controversy will be between… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States, became the first incumbent president to increase his majority in both the Senate… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
No news conferences? Interviews now only with friendly journalists? You can't be president or vice president and govern in that style, as… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
What conservatives and Republicans must recognize is that the White House has broken with them. What President Bush is doing, and has… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Mr. Bush has squandered the hard-built paternity of 40 years. But so has the party, and so have its leaders. If they… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Politicians, please, think of yourselves! Move to help Terri Schiavo, and no one will be mad at you, and you'll keep a human being… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
What we need most right now, at this moment, is a kind of patriotic grace - a grace that takes the long view, apprehends… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog, and on short order,… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
But one immediate thing can be done right now, and that is: lower the temperature. Any way you can, and everybody. Just lower it. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are usually known only to ourselves. No one throws ticker… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Boundaries aren't all bad. That's why there are walls around mental institutions. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a million brains. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
When everyone in America knows you're in a dreadful position, admit you're in a dreadful position. Don't lie about it and make them roll… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing in their natures; there is a hole, an empty… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Loyalty consists of many things, including being truthful with our friends. When you really disagree, you have to say so. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Our patriotic fervor was the result of the old and widespread belief in the idea of American exceptionalism, the idea that America was a… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
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