Presidential Wit and Wisdom: Memorable Quotes from George Washington to Barack Obama
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Presidential Wit and Wisdom - Joslyn Pine
Presidential Wit and Wisdom
Memorable Quotes from George Washington to Barack Obama
Joslyn Pine
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Bibliographical Note
Presidential Wit & Wisdom: Memorable Quotes from George Washington to Barack Obama, first published in 2009, is a revised and updated version of Wit and Wisdom of the American Presidents: A Book of Quotations, first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 2001.
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Note
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James Knox Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses Simpson Grant
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
James Abram Garfield
Chester Alan Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Clark Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
Dwight David Eisenhower
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Richard Milhous Nixon
Gerald Rudolph Ford
James Earl Carter
Ronald Wilson Reagan
George Herbert Walker Bush
William Jefferson Clinton
George Walker Bush
Barack Hussein Obama
Index
Note
If men were angels,
remarked James Madison in the 51st Federalist Paper, no government would be necessary.
This notion at least partially expressed the sentiments of the Founding Fathers as they sought to shape the government of the young nation at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. Yet it is just as true to say that they were equally mistrustful of too much authority. Their ultimate solution, therefore, was to achieve a balance by defining a strong central authority that was limited in its ability to abuse power.
While constitutional provisions for the legislative branch are described in meticulous detail, the American Constitution is rather vague and ambiguous on the subject of presidential powers. Some, of course, are enumerated, such as the role of commander in chief of the armed forces, the authority to grant pardons and reprieves, the veto power over legislation, as well as the ability to make treaties with the consent of the Senate, and to appoint judges and ambassadors.
In fact, as our history has unfolded, this lack of precise definition for the executive branch has been fortuitous. It has allowed the presidency to evolve through both historical circumstance and in accordance with the special gifts of the individual at the helm. Those presidents held in highest esteem by historians, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, filled the office when far-reaching powers were demanded in order for the nation to survive times of crisis. Many others, while not so critically challenged by the turmoil of events, stillmanaged to distinguish themselves as the movers and shakers of their times.
Here, history is indeed