Budgets Quote by Amity Shlaes

Coolidge thought budgets were virtuous. He had his econ straight. He didn't just cut taxes, he also cut the budget.

— Amity Shlaes

Reagan is the Republican FDR, an exemplar of presidential greatness.

— Jon Meacham

Calvin Coolidge was one of the best presidents. Why? Because he did absolutely nothing.

— Milo Yiannopoulos

As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Demeanor-wise, Reagan was a conservative, but a pragmatic conservative, and he found silver linings in things. He liked to be a mediator. He didn't…

— Douglas Brinkley

The most remarkable thing about Calvin Coolidge is that he served for 67 months, and when he left office, the budget was lower than…

— Amity Shlaes

Reagan's emotional intelligence, his ability to suss out people's longings and to channel them for political purposes, was better than just about any human…

— Rick Perlstein

Coolidge was a pragmatist. He didn't start out with a tax theory. But he observed over time that lower tax rates sometimes brought in…

— Amity Shlaes

Reagan's dead, and he was a lousy President.

— Keith Olbermann

I don't think anybody is - no one could compare to Ronald Reagan, because he was the right man at the right time.

— John McCain

Ronald Reagan had many fine qualities and he had many shortcomings. He's not the simple, folksy figure that he's often portrayed as.

— Eugene Jarecki

[Reagan] was the best president in this era, as he had the perfect temperament for the job.

— Dan Patrick