“If you have not chosen me by secret ballot, neither have I gained office by any secret promises. I have not campaigned either for the Presidency or the Vice Presidency. I have not subscribed to any partisan platform. I am indebted to no man, and only to one womanmy dear wifeas I begin this very difficult job.” IfsMenJobsDifficultSecretPromiseOfficeDearVicesChosenPlatformsPresidencyPartisansBallotsIndebted Author:Gerald R. Ford
“There was never a promise that race relations in America would be entirely resolved during my presidency or anybody's presidency. I mean, this has been a running thread - and - and fault line in American life and American politics since its founding.” MeanHas BeensWould BeRunningAmericaLinesRacePromiseRelationFaultsThreadPresidencyFoundingAmerican PoliticsRace RelationsAmerican Life Author:Barack Obama
“Of one thing the executive may be sure: that the majority want more of the good things of life, and if they can get them without undue personal effort, so much the better. So the executive naturally tends to promise material gain, contingent of course on his remaining in power. The impetus to personal rule is obvious.” IfsWantMayCoursesEffortOne ThingMaterialsPromiseGainsMajorityGood ThingsObviousExecutivesPresidencyImpetus Author:Felix Morley
“John Kerry and the other Democratic leaders are on the wrong side of history, as they were during the Reagan presidency. If they had won the day, and Reagan had failed, the Soviet Union would still exist, as would all the harm and suffering it unleashed, and American security would be far weaker as a result. And if they win this election thanks to a promise to undo the Reagan-Bush Doctrine, those cheering loudest will be the most evil-loving among us.” IfsStillsWould BeSufferingEvilWinningSidesResultsLeaderSecurityPromiseElectionUnionsDemocraticHarmDoctrineThanksCheerSovietPresidencySoviet UnionJohn KerryUnleashedDemocratic Leaders Author:Mark Levin
“There are reports that if Joe Biden runs for president, he would promise to serve for only one term - because nothing says confidence like promising your presidency would be over quickly.” IfsWould BeRunningPresidentTermPromiseReportsPresidencyBiden Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I seek the presidency because I believe deeply in the American promise and can no longer accept the diminishing of that promise.” BelieveI BelieveAcceptingPromisePresidency Book:An American Journey: The Presidential Campaign Speeches of George McGovern Source: An American Journey: The Presidential Campaign Speeches of George McGovern
“President Obama is the kind of politician who puts promises on the record, and then calls that the record. But we are four years into this presidency. The issue is not the economy as Barack Obama inherited it, not the economy as he envisions it, but this economy as we are living it.” YearsKindPresidentEconomyIssuesRecordsFourPoliticianPromiseBarackPresident ObamaFour YearsPresidency Author:Paul Ryan