Quote by Paul Kengor Download Open image ““The people who influence our presidents matter.”” — Paul Kengor ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Presidents and other politicians manage the appearance of things, largely by manipulating the air and hope.” — George Friedman Copy Share Image
“Being President is like being the groundskeeper in a cemetery: there are a lot of people under you, but none of them are listening.” — Bill Clinton Copy Share Image
“Voters tend to forget that presidents are, first and foremost, people. If they are unbalanced, nasty, and hypocritical, that will be reflected in their… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
“The idea that the president has the power to craft a new strategy both overstates his power and understates the power of reality crafted… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
“Similarly, those who have been weaned off the self-aggrandizing attractions of political power are those who can then best be entrusted with it.” — R.W.L. Moberly Copy Share Image
“Rather you realize it or not the power of influence is deeply connected to the impact you will have on others.” — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
“I am President of all the people, good, bad, or indifferent, and as long as my opinions are known, ought perhaps to keep myself… — Grover Cleveland Copy Share Image
“the people are intelligent, the people are just, and in time these characteristics must have an effect on their Representatives.” — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I wonder if we make too much of our presidents. Might it be better if we ignored them a little more than we… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
The American founding is not just about a group of people, a group of men. It is about an ideal: Both a vision and… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
Maybe the most interesting find in my research is that it is clear that Ronald Reagan, among all modern presidents, plainly rediscovered the founders. — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
“Only when people are free to worship, create, and build, only when they can decide their destiny and benefit from their own risks—only then… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
As has been reported, and is unmistakably evident to all but the most naïve, federal employees have been ordered to exploit this crisis, to… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
It is quite sad, to me, that that ideal, that vision and understanding [of American founding ], doesn't seem to be a part of… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
The presidents varied in the degree to which they cited the founders. Some, like JFK, LBJ, [Richard] Nixon, and [Bill] Clinton, cited them somewhat… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
I was a child or didn't live through those presidents prior to [Ronald] Reagan, and thus didn't realize how little attention they had paid… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
In the middle of Hillary Clinton's push for national healthcare in 1993, Bill Clinton cited Thomas Jefferson's concern for health issues as, somehow, apparently… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
If our presidents, or potential presidents, don't know this or don't articulate [an America ideal], that's a blown opportunity. The president can teach as… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
“Only in the detached from reality world of goofy Hollywood and modern academia could a mass murderer like Che Guevara be turned into something… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
Throughout American history our presidents have invoked our nation's founding fathers. This is particularly true of recent presidents. — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
Which founders have these presidents cited - and why? What did, say, President [Ronald] Reagan's view of George Washington, or President [Bill] Clinton's view… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
