I'm hard pressed to give an example on the spot of a president who explicitly spoke of the vindication of history, but I'm confident that there are many such examples.
Presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly for it. - David Greenberg
Presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly for it.
- David Greenberg
I find it hard to imagine that future historians will see the Iraq War as a big plus in Bush's ledger, but we have to admit that we simply don't know… - David Greenberg
I find it hard to imagine that future historians will see the Iraq War as a big plus in Bush's ledger, but we have to admit that we simply don't know…
I'm hard pressed to give an example on the spot of a president who explicitly spoke of the vindication of history, but I'm confident that there are m… - David Greenberg
I'm hard pressed to give an example on the spot of a president who explicitly spoke of the vindication of history, but I'm confident that there are m…
An old-timer is someone who can remember when a naughty child was taken to the woodshed instead of to a psychiatrist. - David Greenberg
An old-timer is someone who can remember when a naughty child was taken to the woodshed instead of to a psychiatrist.
One thing that does seem to me to be fairly consistent is that presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly f… - David Greenberg
One thing that does seem to me to be fairly consistent is that presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly f…
People should make distinctions between the office of the presidency and the person who occupies it. You can respect the office even as you lose resp… - David Greenberg
People should make distinctions between the office of the presidency and the person who occupies it. You can respect the office even as you lose resp…
Coolidge's preference for experience over ideas was a deeply rooted trait. - David Greenberg
Coolidge's preference for experience over ideas was a deeply rooted trait.
It's actually quite common for presidents to believe that future generations will render a verdict on their presidencies that is more lasting or defi… - David Greenberg
It's actually quite common for presidents to believe that future generations will render a verdict on their presidencies that is more lasting or defi…
We have to judge presidents not only by the long-term consequences of their actions but also by how they make citizens in their own day feel. One rea… - David Greenberg
We have to judge presidents not only by the long-term consequences of their actions but also by how they make citizens in their own day feel. One rea…
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