Presidential legacies are valuable things, too valuable to be left up to historians.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I didn't realize the president was such an historian.
Presidents are not only the country's principal policy chief, shaping the nation's domestic and foreign agendas, but also the most visible example of our values.
The lessons of the past should steer us towards ensuring lasting legacies for generations yet to be born.
Presidential biography is, by its nature, out of scale; no character is bigger, no action greater, than the person and the doings of the American president.
Few American presidents are held in higher esteem than Thomas Jefferson. Though historians have scrutinized every phase of his long public career and found him wanting in a number of respects, he holds an unshakable place in the pantheon of American heroes.
A President cannot always be popular.
Presidents always want to do nice, noble, long-run things, and Congress is less keen to do so. We've seen that throughout the history of this country.
It's always valuable for someone running for president... to have as much bipartisan support as possible.
Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history.
As someone who has more than a passing acquaintance with most of the 20th century presidents, I have often thought that their accomplishments have little staying power in shaping popular views of their leadership.