Quotes by : Jon Meacham

Democracy is easy; republicanism is hard. Democracy is fueled by passion; republicanism is founded on....

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

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

If a person is homosexual by nature - that is, if one's sexuality is as intrinsic a part of one's identity....

In the closed circle of the war cabinet, pounded by terrible report after terrible report, there had....

A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but....

He was the most contradictory of men. A champion of extending freedom and democracy to even the poorest....

The traditional religious right's failure to restore public-school prayer or pass an antiabortion constitutional....

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

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