Jon Meacham Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“I don't think anyone is qualified to answer questions of eternal fate definitively, much less pinpoint it to a given day.”

“President Obama is now losing to 'Republican Nominee' in polls - no name needed.”

“The way to put oneself in a position to take the harder, more honorable political path is to argue for one's virtues in a vigorous way.”

“The bringing-about of order is the first and fundamental task of government. We accept limits on our rights for the sake of a larger social compact all the time.”

“Reagan is the Republican FDR, an exemplar of presidential greatness.”

“The American system of political spending is so unregulated that it might make Adam Smith rethink free markets.”

“The government invented the Internet.”

“The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality.”

“Whenever there is news of a terrible shooting, I wonder why America has so miserably failed to enact even common-sense gun legislation.”

“Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didn't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War, it probably won't work for you either.”