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“Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt faced adversities that, in their times, seemed impregnable. Great presidents overcome great odds.”

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Author:Ron Fournier

“George Herbert Walker Bush. He was a pretty-pretty great President and anything but.”

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Author:Mitt Romney

“I admire and respect Bill Clinton. I think he was a great president.”

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Author:Jim Clyburn

“The great presidents never forget the principle of the republic and seek to preserve and enhance them – in the long run– without undermining the needs of the moment. Bad presidents simply do what is expedient, heedless of principles. But the worst presidents are those who adhere to the principles regardless of what the fortunes of the moment demand.”

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Author:George Friedman

“Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color.”

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Book:The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

Source: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

“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 for it. So most people agree that one of the worst stains on the reputation of FDR, who is widely considered a great president, is the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Likewise, Lincoln is judged harshly for the suspension of habeas corpus.”

“Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.”

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Author:Gerald R. Ford

“We imagine much more appropriately an artisan on his toilet seat or on his wife than a great president, venerable by his demeanorand his ability. It seems to us that they do not stoop from their lofty thrones even to live.”

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Book:Complete Essays

Source: Complete Essays

“Jeb Bush is my friend. I think he'd make a great president. I've nudged him for some time.”

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Author:John Boehner

“Truman left in the middle of an unpopular war, a war of choice. Truman didn't have to go into South Korea. And he was reviled and ridiculed for the stalemate that resulted. Now, he's seen as one of the great presidents of the 20th century.”

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Author:Charles Krauthammer

“I don't pick my presidents because they were great presidents. I'm not much interested in ranking presidents and who is the best and who is the worst. I am much more inclined to be interested in them if they had an interesting life and if they were a complete person - and by that I mean they also had flaws and failings.”

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Author:David McCullough

“There are a lot of women that I think are very powerful and would be great presidents.”

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Author:Laura Bush

“Gary Busey said on the Today Show yesterday that Donald Trump would make a great President. Now Trump just needs endorsements from Randy Quaid and Charlie Sheen.”

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Author:Conan O'Brien