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Jon Meacham Quotes: "Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the mechanics of influence and know when to depart from dogma."

Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the mechanics of influence and know when to depart from dogma.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "A lot of people, including business leaders, think the future belongs to China. Globalization is not a zero-sum game, but we need to hone our skills to stay in play."

A lot of people, including business leaders, think the future belongs to China. Globalization is not a zero-sum game, but we need to hone our skills to stay in play.




Jon Meacham Quotes: "[T]o argue that something is so because it is in the Bible is more than intellectually bankrupt."

[T]o argue that something is so because it is in the Bible is more than intellectually bankrupt.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Religious belief, like history itself, is a story that is always unfolding, always subject to inquiry and ripe for questioning. For without doubt there is no faith."

Religious belief, like history itself, is a story that is always unfolding, always subject to inquiry and ripe for questioning. For without doubt there is no faith.




Jon Meacham Quotes: "The Occupy Wall Street protests at last suggest that America's wealth gap is once again becoming an organizing political principle in the country."

The Occupy Wall Street protests at last suggest that America's wealth gap is once again becoming an organizing political principle in the country.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Liberty is precious. But so is life. It should not be so difficult for men and women of good will and good heart and sound mind to find the right balance between the two."

Liberty is precious. But so is life. It should not be so difficult for men and women of good will and good heart and sound mind to find the right balance between the two.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "In the fullness of time, I suspect that bigotry against homosexuals will seem as repugnant as racial prejudice does today. Or so one hopes."

In the fullness of time, I suspect that bigotry against homosexuals will seem as repugnant as racial prejudice does today. Or so one hopes.




Jon Meacham Quotes: "Jefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it."

Jefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Steadiness of faith, was, in the long run, as illuminating and essential as sophistication of thought."

Steadiness of faith, was, in the long run, as illuminating and essential as sophistication of thought.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty."

No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man."

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "The traditional religious right's failure to restore public-school prayer or pass an antiabortion constitutional amendment has likely helped fuel the spread of the more extreme dominionist school."

The traditional religious right's failure to restore public-school prayer or pass an antiabortion constitutional amendment has likely helped fuel the spread of the more extreme dominionist school.




Jon Meacham Quotes: "The way to put oneself in a position to take the harder, more honorable political path is to argue for one's virtues in a vigorous way."

The way to put oneself in a position to take the harder, more honorable political path is to argue for one's virtues in a vigorous way.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Whenever there is news of a terrible shooting, I wonder why America has so miserably failed to enact even common-sense gun legislation."

Whenever there is news of a terrible shooting, I wonder why America has so miserably failed to enact even common-sense gun legislation.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Given that religious faith is an intrinsic element of human experience, it is best to approach and engage the subject with a sense of history and a critical sensibility."

Given that religious faith is an intrinsic element of human experience, it is best to approach and engage the subject with a sense of history and a critical sensibility.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "An important thing to remember about the press is there is no ideological bias."

An important thing to remember about the press is there is no ideological bias.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didn't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War, it probably won't work for you either."

Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didn't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War, it probably won't work for you either.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "I am a southerner who grew up with and around guns. I own some still. My father gave me a .22 rifle when I was 9 and a single barrel .410 shotgun when I was 10."

I am a southerner who grew up with and around guns. I own some still. My father gave me a .22 rifle when I was 9 and a single barrel .410 shotgun when I was 10.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Sometimes paranoids have enemies, and conspiracies are only laughable when they fail to materialize."

Sometimes paranoids have enemies, and conspiracies are only laughable when they fail to materialize.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Without education, we are weaker economically. Without economic power, we are weaker in terms of national security. No great military power has ever remained so without great economic power."

Without education, we are weaker economically. Without economic power, we are weaker in terms of national security. No great military power has ever remained so without great economic power.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "The government invented the Internet."

The government invented the Internet.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "One of the central memories of my childhood is of hunting - not well; I am a terrible shot - quail and dove and grouse on a farm on the Tennessee River."

One of the central memories of my childhood is of hunting - not well; I am a terrible shot - quail and dove and grouse on a farm on the Tennessee River.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Reagan is the Republican FDR, an exemplar of presidential greatness."

Reagan is the Republican FDR, an exemplar of presidential greatness.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Like the Bible-a document that often contradicts itself and from which one can construct sharply different arguments-theology is the product of human hands and hearts."

Like the Bible-a document that often contradicts itself and from which one can construct sharply different arguments-theology is the product of human hands and hearts.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "An epic subject requires a writer of epic skill and scope, and we have a perfect pairing in Cleopatra and Stacy Schiff. Absorbing and illuminating, this new biography will endure."

An epic subject requires a writer of epic skill and scope, and we have a perfect pairing in Cleopatra and Stacy Schiff. Absorbing and illuminating, this new biography will endure.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Barack Obama is many things; among them, he is a tough and even ferocious political warrior."

Barack Obama is many things; among them, he is a tough and even ferocious political warrior.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "The American system of political spending is so unregulated that it might make Adam Smith rethink free markets."

The American system of political spending is so unregulated that it might make Adam Smith rethink free markets.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Scripture is not inerrant; believers are called to interpret biblical texts in light of tradition and reason."

Scripture is not inerrant; believers are called to interpret biblical texts in light of tradition and reason.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "I don't think anyone is qualified to answer questions of eternal fate definitively, much less pinpoint it to a given day."

I don't think anyone is qualified to answer questions of eternal fate definitively, much less pinpoint it to a given day.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "The more we can do to support and promulgate the intellectual traditions of the Abrahamic faiths - of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - the better armed we will be to fight fundamentalism."

The more we can do to support and promulgate the intellectual traditions of the Abrahamic faiths - of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - the better armed we will be to fight fundamentalism.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "I do not believe 'Newsweek' is the only catcher in the rye between democracy and ignorance, but I think we're one of them, and I don't think there are that many on the edge of that cliff."

I do not believe 'Newsweek' is the only catcher in the rye between democracy and ignorance, but I think we're one of them, and I don't think there are that many on the edge of that cliff.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "President Obama is now losing to 'Republican Nominee' in polls - no name needed."

President Obama is now losing to 'Republican Nominee' in polls - no name needed.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "We are exceptional not because of who we are but because of what we do and how we put the ideals of human dignity, individual freedom, and liberty under law into action."

We are exceptional not because of who we are but because of what we do and how we put the ideals of human dignity, individual freedom, and liberty under law into action.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality."

The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "As crucial as religion has been and is to the life of the nation, America's unifying force has never been a specific faith, but a commitment to freedom - not least freedom of conscience."

As crucial as religion has been and is to the life of the nation, America's unifying force has never been a specific faith, but a commitment to freedom - not least freedom of conscience.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Jackson lead as he lived, sometimes with his heart, sometimes with his mind, sometimes with both."

Jackson lead as he lived, sometimes with his heart, sometimes with his mind, sometimes with both.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Jefferson was ambivalent about executive power – until he bore executive responsibility."

Jefferson was ambivalent about executive power – until he bore executive responsibility.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Politics was at once clinical and human, driven by principles and passions that he (the leader) had to master and harness for the good of the whole."

Politics was at once clinical and human, driven by principles and passions that he (the leader) had to master and harness for the good of the whole.



Jon Meacham Quotes: "Always take all the time to reflect that circumstances permit, but when the time for action has come, stop thinking. (Andrew Jackson)"

Always take all the time to reflect that circumstances permit, but when the time for action has come, stop thinking. (Andrew Jackson)