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> [“As sometimes happens with men who wish to fight but do not or cannot, Reagan developed a romantic image of the military.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/as-sometimes-happens-with-men-who-wish-to-fight-but-do-not-or-cannot/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

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## More by Scott Farris

> [“Stevenson told the legionnaires that patriotism “is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/stevenson-told-the-legionnaires-that-patriotism-is-not-short-frenzied/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“You do not know the dishonest purposes of these men as well as I do,” Douglas told Lincoln of the secessionists. “If I were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/you-do-not-know-the-dishonest-purposes-of-these-men-as-well-as-i-do/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“As sometimes happens with men who wish to fight but do not or cannot, Reagan developed a romantic image of the military.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/as-sometimes-happens-with-men-who-wish-to-fight-but-do-not-or-cannot/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“(John F.) Kennedy was an elitist and not a populist. He was enthralled by a certain British aristocratic view of politics in which an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/john-f-kennedy-was-an-elitist-and-not-a-populist-he-was-enthralled-by/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“political environment. But there is always a thin line between a peaceful election and armed conflict. We acknowledge this close relationship in the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/political-environment-but-there-is-always-a-thin-line-between-a/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“One biographer said Kennedy lived along the line where charm became power.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/one-biographer-said-kennedy-lived-along-the-line-where-charm-became/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“They (Reagan and Kennedy) had some combination of cheerfulness and vulnerability that made them seem like boys on adventure who had become lost in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/they-reagan-and-kennedy-had-some-combination-of-cheerfulness-and/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“The great actors always play themselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/the-great-actors-always-play-themselves/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“Reagan's failure to become a truly great movie star has been ascribed to project menace, sexuality, or even moral ambiguity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/reagan-s-failure-to-become-a-truly-great-movie-star-has-been-ascribed/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“it is not surprising that some, such as the historian John R. Vile, suggest we consider the concession as a form of military surrender…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/it-is-not-surprising-that-some-such-as-the-historian-john-r-vile/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“told his supporters that the campaign had “pushed this country in the direction of peace,” adding, “If we pushed the day of peace just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/told-his-supporters-that-the-campaign-had-pushed-this-country-in-the/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“Kennedy echoed Stanley Baldwin that a democracy is always two years behind a dictator.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/kennedy-echoed-stanley-baldwin-that-a-democracy-is-always-two-years/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“Dewey could only shake his head in wonder at those who insisted on ideological purity and who wanted to purge the party of moderates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/dewey-could-only-shake-his-head-in-wonder-at-those-who-insisted-on/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“For him (JFK) as he imagined of the British aristocracy, policies were less important than character traits such as dignity, courage, and honor. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/for-him-jfk-as-he-imagined-of-the-british-aristocracy-policies-were/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

> [“In preaching conservative doctrine, Goldwater's jeremiads seemed to be preaching the end of the old world, while Reagan's pep talks seemed to trumpet the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-farris/in-preaching-conservative-doctrine-goldwater-s-jeremiads-seemed-to-be/)

[Scott Farris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-farris/)

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