Able Quote by Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II

“Perhaps, in that eerily instinctive way in which he always grasped the difference between the essential and the peripheral, he literally felt in his…

— Joseph J. Ellis

No man can well doubt the propriety of placing a president of the United States under the most solemn obligations to preserve, protect, and…

— Joseph Story

I really think it's important for presidents to exit the stage gracefully.

— George W. Bush

Politics should not be a lifelong career, and elected officials should not be allowed to fix themselves in the halls of power of a…

— Pierre Poilievre

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

Although this should not be so, historians reconsider presidencies based on how the presidents conduct themselves after leaving office.

— H. W. Brands

It is utterly wrong for a president - any president - to shutter the government of the United States when he can't persuade the…

— Tom Malinowski

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.

— Harry S Truman

A president is a high-level official who is elected to carry out a function. He is not a king, not a god. He is…

— Jose Mujica

I believe that the president should be excused from some of the burdens of ordinary citizenship while serving in office. This is not something…

— Brett Kavanaugh

“I believe the most important benefit that I can confer on the country by my presidency is to insist upon the entire independence of…

— Grover Cleveland

No man can well doubt the propriety of placing a president of the United States under the most solemn obligations to preserve, protect, and…

— Joseph Story