“What if we had a culture that prevented these presidents from being courageous? And I worry now that we have a system that makes it very hard to choose people who would make the same courage choice as our great presidents. And I guess what I would say is, in this next campaign, take a look at the people who are running. If they don't remind you of the great presidents, do not vote for them.”
![“I'm defining [presidential courage] pretty narrowly. It's not only taking a big political risk but it's also the risk that in the hindsight of history, people think it's wise.” quote by Michael Beschloss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d6e/michael-beschloss-13530_bigs_i-m-defining-presidential-courage-pretty_2119899.jpg)
![“As you look back in history, we [the United States] have done wonderful things, the Marshal Plan is the most obvious. After World War II, we spent billions of dollars to rebuild Europe or at least part of Europe after the devastation of World War II. We did it out of charity, but we also did it to…” quote by Michael Beschloss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8f0/michael-beschloss-13530_billions_as-you-look-back-in-history-we-the-unite_55033.jpg)
