“Grant notified the president that he had vacated the office and no longer functioned as war secretary. Faced with this fait accompli,… — Ron Chernow War Copy Share Image
“Grant promised to send the Oglala Sioux large herds of sheep and cattle for raising stock and to build schools that would… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Around this time, Mark Twain belonged to a small, irregular Confederate company and later claimed for comic effect that he had been… — Ron Chernow General grant Copy Share Image
A crash really occurs when you suddenly have a violent downturn in the market that then heralds a long bull market. — Ron Chernow Bull market Copy Share Image
“Four Millions of people heretofore declared by the highest tribunal in the land, not citizens of the United States, nor eligible to… — Ron Chernow Politics Copy Share Image
“In discussing this Romanian bloodletting with Simon Wolf, Grant declared that “respect for human rights” was the “first duty” of any head… — Ron Chernow Head of state Copy Share Image
“At this, Hamilton dropped any pose of civility and chastised Monroe, saying “your representation is totally false.” — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“On September 3, an especially hostile audience baited Johnson in Cleveland, where his behavior flirted with new lows. When a heckler yelled… — Ron Chernow Habits Copy Share Image
“It turned out that before he had stalked Garfield, Charles Guiteau had stalked Grant.” — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“On March 15, Washington addressed the officers, determined to squash a reported scheme to march on Congress. For the first time, he… — Ron Chernow First time Copy Share Image
“As a West Point graduate, Grant had enjoyed an insider’s knowledge of military personnel during the war, but as a Washington outsider,… — Ron Chernow West point Copy Share Image
“Washington dwelt upon the transcendent importance of education underscores the stigma that he felt about having missed college. As president, he lectured… — Ron Chernow Education Copy Share Image
I'm disturbed by the words missing from the Trump campaign: Liberty, justice, freedom, and tolerance. — Ron Chernow Freedom Copy Share Image
I'm dubious about having Social Security put into the stock market. I think that we have gotten very far away from the… — Ron Chernow Dubious Copy Share Image
“Give all power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all power to the few, they will oppress the many.” — Ron Chernow Power Copy Share Image
“Finally, he [John F. Mercer] ridiculed Hamilton as an upstart, "a mushroom excrescence," who did not deserve the prominence he had gained.” — Ron Chernow Insults Copy Share Image
Washington once advised his adopted grandson that where there is no occasion for expressing an opinion, it is best to be silent.… — Ron Chernow Adopted Copy Share Image
Because of the love affair between the American public and the stock market, it is possible for entrepreneurs, technological visionaries and inventors… — Ron Chernow Affair Copy Share Image
“In the words of Frederick Douglass, “That sturdy old Roman, Benjamin Butler, made the negro a contraband, Abraham Lincoln made him a… — Ron Chernow Frederick douglas Copy Share Image
That strategy of buy and hold, which is the sound and sensible one for the individual, can have very dangerous and perverse… — Ron Chernow Dangerous Copy Share Image
“Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle.… — Ron Chernow Truth Copy Share Image
“When Grant read this, he was outraged at the shocking suggestion that he had subverted justice. He handed the letter to Bristow… — Ron Chernow Justice Copy Share Image
Stock market corrections, although painful at the time, are actually a very healthy part of the whole mechanism, because there are always… — Ron Chernow Bull market Copy Share Image
“With snow-white hair and a massive forehead, Bismarck, in military uniform, welcomed Grant with both hands extended. Turning on the charm, he… — Ron Chernow Military life Copy Share Image
“Frederick Douglass, who had entertained hopes for the Haitian post, graciously conceded defeat. “Your appointment,” he told Bassett, “is a grand achievement… — Ron Chernow Failure Copy Share Image
