“I'm concerned about the negative aspect of political campaigning in american nation, which is a new phenomenon. When I ran for president against Gerald Ford and later against Ronald Reagan we never referred to each other except as 'my distinguished opponent'. And had we criticised personally our opponent it would have been political suicide, we would have been castigated and condemned for it.” Has BeensPoliticalNationsPresidentConcernedNegativeAspectSuicideRanOpponentsPhenomenonDistinguishedCampaigningPolitical CampaignGerald Ford Author:Jimmy Carter
“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 reason that Nixon never succeeded in his comeback campaign is that he had such a negative impact on public trust at the time of his presidency.” FeelsLongReasonActionPresidentTermJudgingCitizensConsequenceNegativeImpactCampaignsLong TermPresidencyComebackPublic Trust Author:David Greenberg
“The constitution has divided the powers of government into three branches, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, lodging each with a distinct magistracy. The Legislative it has given completely to the Senate and House of Representatives. It has declared that the Executive powers shall be vested in the President, submitting special articles of it to a negative by the Senate, and it has vested the Judiciary power in the courts of justice, with certain exceptions also in favor of the Senate.” GovernmentCertainThreeHouseGivenPresidentJusticeSpecialNegativeConstitutionCourtFavorsBranchesExceptionExecutivesDividedArticlesSenateRepresentativesJudiciaryHouse Of RepresentativesExecutive Power Book:The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state