It's actually quite common for presidents to believe that future generations will render a verdict on their presidencies that is more lasting or definitive than the judgments of their contemporaries. The reason is that although history is certainly "an argument… — David Greenberg Copy Share Image
People should make distinctions between the office of the presidency and the person who occupies it. You can respect the office even as you… — David Greenberg Copy Share Image
An old-timer is someone who can remember when a naughty child was taken to the woodshed instead of to a psychiatrist. — David Greenberg Copy Share Image
Coolidge's preference for experience over ideas was a deeply rooted trait. — David Greenberg Copy Share Image
I find it hard to imagine that future historians will see the Iraq War as a big plus in Bush's ledger, but we have… — David Greenberg Copy Share Image
It's actually quite common for presidents to believe that future generations will render a verdict on their presidencies that is more lasting or definitive… — David Greenberg Copy Share Image
One thing that does seem to me to be fairly consistent is that presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged… — David Greenberg Copy Share Image
Presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly for it. — David Greenberg Copy Share Image
We have to judge presidents not only by the long-term consequences of their actions but also by how they make citizens in their own… — David Greenberg Copy Share Image
I'm hard pressed to give an example on the spot of a president who explicitly spoke of the vindication of history, but I'm confident… — David Greenberg Copy Share Image
