Doe Quote by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr

A president has an inescapable responsibility to provide direction: What are we trying to achieve? What are we trying to prevent? Why? To do…

— Henry Kissinger

A President's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

A president is entitled to advisers of his choosing, who reflect his worldview.

— Antony Blinken

As president, you can't just say, 'I want this,' or, 'Do that.' A president has to lead the American people to where he wants…

— William M. Daley

My guiding principle as president has been to try to do the right thing even when it's not politically convenient.

— Barack Obama

I think that there are certain principles which should guide decision-making for a president. One such principle was that we're all God's children, and…

— George W. Bush

I would prefer to let the president make the decisions that the president needs to make.

— Anthony Scaramucci

There is a responsibility as president to choose your words carefully, especially on foreign policy, and to speak as clearly as possible.

— Todd Young

A president must make decisions based upon principle and stand by the principles by which he makes decisions in order to achieve peace.

— George W. Bush

It's essential for a president to show strength from the very beginning, to make it very clear what is acceptable and not acceptable.

— Mitt Romney

Presidents must be willing to fight for American jobs and should set a central goal of federal policy of creating an environment that rewards…

— Brian Deese

A president has to provide leadership to gain support.

— Donald Rumsfeld