Don-t-give-up Quote by Rachel Maddow

Presidents don't have power. Their job is to draw attention away from it.

— Douglas Adams

For presidential power to meaningfully expand, it is not enough for a president to simply make a power grab.

— Ross Douthat

I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.

— Ted Cruz

People tend to judge presidents on how the economy performs, and yet we don't expect them to have the power to do much about…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

I think most presidents are amazed at the overwhelming responsibility they have when they enter office and the tremendous amount of work there is.…

— Billy Graham

I think different presidents have different ways of governing. We just have to respect that.

— Bill Cassidy

Presidents have to learn how to adapt. Every president comes into the job; it's different than they expect. They must adapt.

— Anonymous

Every President has a certain amount of things at the end of their Presidency that can't be reversed.

— B-Real

The President can exercise no power which cannot be fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant of power in the Federal Constitution or…

— William Howard Taft

The president actually is there to complement the government in power. If they have done something that is not proper, it is the duty…

— Tan Cheng Bock

We had so many different presidents, including Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln - there were other founders like Hamilton, Adams - who made it very clear…

— Mike Huckabee

“In truth, there will never be enough power in the presidency for an incumbent to make good on a purely constructive leadership project, and…

— Stephen Skowronek