A President and his wise men can only propose; but Congress disposes. It is when President and Congress agree that American history marches forward.

- Theodore White

The power of the press in America is a primordial one. It sets the agenda of public discussion; and this sweeping political power is unrestrained by …

- Theodore White

Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it; whether he is moved by other people a…

- Theodore White

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.

- Theodore White

He who is created by television can be destroyed by television.

- Theodore White

History is always best written generations after the event, when clouded fact and memory have all fused into what can be accepted as truth, whether i…

- Theodore White

For those men who, sooner or later, are lucky enough to break away from the pack, the most intoxicating moment comes when they cease being bodies in …

- Theodore White

If you make a living, if you earn your own money, you're free - however free one can be on this planet.

- Theodore White

Quality in a classical Greek sense is how to live with grace and intelligence, with bravery and mercy.

- Theodore White