Quote by Thomas Sowell

“The words of the President have an enormous weight and ought not to be used indiscriminately. It would be exceedingly easy to set the…

— Calvin Coolidge

I always believed as a speechwriter that if you could persuade the president to commit himself to certain words, he would feel himself committed…

— David Frum

“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

“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

When a president speaks that usually means a lot.

— David Brooks

“It is a great advantage to a President, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know that he is…

— Calvin Coolidge

“The President and the Congress are all very well in their way. They can say what they think they think, but it rests with…

— Theodore Roosevelt

“When a man is very good and knows a great deal, he is elected president.”

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

“While you and I are allowed the luxury of our pain, president isn't. A president must take into account how his citizens feel and…

— George Friedman

“These times, indeed all times, demand national political leaders who know not only our history but the history of the world and its nations…

— Harold G. Moore

“The fact that presidents have done something does not necessarily make it right or constitutional.”

— Chris Edelson

“I believe it is the mark of a great leader to question the decisions that came before him.”

— Marissa Meyer