Quotes about Presidents

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I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell. — Harry Truman
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedic — Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address
There is more for us to gain through love than hate. — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally. — Abraham Lincoln
I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyon — Abraham Lincoln
Trump’s America is not America: not today’s or tomorrow’s, but yesterday’s.Trump’s America is brutal, perverse, regressi — Charles M. Blow
The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-sto — Abraham Lincoln
Writing is the great invention of the world. — Abraham Lincoln, Discoveries and Inventions: A Lecture by Abraham Lincoln Delivered in 1860
The president is the high priest of what sociologist Robert Bellah calls the 'American civil religion.' The president mu — Jonathan Haidt
(The Mona Lisa), that really is the ugliest portrait I’ve seen, the only thing that supposedly makes it famous is the my — E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislation and administrati — John Adams, Letters of John Adams, Addressed to His Wife
Here is a tragicomic reality of all the regimes: People work hard to feed their thief politicians, their thief kings and — Mehmet Murat ildan
Presidents are selected, not elected. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay atten — Molly Ivins
During the 1992 election I concluded as early as my first visit to New Hampshire that Bill Clinton was hateful in his be — Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22: A Memoir
A president cannot defend a nation if he is not held accountable to its laws. — DaShanne Stokes
Failing to indict a criminal sitting president sends the message that those in power are above the law. — DaShanne Stokes
Bernstein was impressed by Sloan's thoughtfulness. Sloan seemed convinced that the President, whom he very much wanted t — Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward
He believed the press was doing its job, but, in the absence of candor from the committee, it had reached unfair conclus — Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward
One of the most important qualities of a president is the ability to inspire, to bring people together for the common go — DaShanne Stokes