Bad Quotes of Some Bad Presidents
“The best of America’s presidents worked to keep the peace and our liberties. They didn’t view the Constitution as public window-dressing while they undermined it inside the store. The worst ones expanded power in Washington, burdening future generations with dubious programs, bureaucracy, taxes, debt, and foreign adventurism. The truly good ones are few and far between.” - Intellectual Takeout
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“All situations that arise are likely to be simplified, and many of them completely solved, by an application of the Constitution and the law. If what they require to be done, is done, there is no opportunity for criticism, and it would be seldom that anything better could be devised.”
-Calvin Coolidge, from his autobiography
I think no US president had a greater respect for and understanding of American institutions, than Coolidge—and the president’s limited role in the same. He seems to have taken pride in his obscurity and insignificance as president.
We could use that today.
“Wow, so many lies by now disgraced acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe. He was fired for lying, and now his story gets even more deranged. He and Rod Rosenstein, who was hired by Jeff Sessions (another beauty), look like they were planning a very illegal act, and got caught…..” - Donald Trump
Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.
[josh p]Not yet. Would like to.Andrew have you read Amity Shlaes biography on Coolidge? It’s really good.
The hilarious thing about Coolidge’s autobiography is that it has almost no personal touches whatsoever. :)
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