David Greenberg Quotes

• Un veterano es alguien que puede recordar cuándo se llevaba a un niño travieso a la leñera en lugar de al psiquiatra.

  David Greenberg

  Children, Taken, Naughty

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• Coolidge's preference for experience over ideas was a deeply rooted trait.

  David Greenberg

  Ideas, Preference, Rooted

  David Greenberg (2006). “Calvin Coolidge: The American Presidents Series: The 30th President, 1923-1929”, p.20, Macmillan

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• 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.

  David Greenberg

  Guerra, Gente, Presidente

  "Making Presidential History". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.slate.com. August 9, 2007.

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• It's actually quite common for presidents to believe that future generations will render a verdict on their presidencies that is more lasting or definitive than the judgments of their contemporaries. The reason is that although history is certainly "an argument without end" - we're still debating many age-old questions - time does help settle others.

  David Greenberg

  Believe, Age, President

  "Making Presidential History". Live chat, www.slate.com. August 9, 2007.

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• 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.

  David Greenberg

  Impact, Long, Judging

  "Making Presidential History". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.slate.com. August 9, 2007.

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• Presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly for it.

  David Greenberg

  President, Liberty, Wartime

  "Making Presidential History". Online chat, www.slate.com. August 9, 2007.

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• I find it hard to imagine that future historians will see the Iraq War as a big plus in Bush's ledger, but we have to admit that we simply don't know for sure.

  David Greenberg

  War, Iraq, Imagine

  "Making Presidential History". Online chat with David Greenberg, www.slate.com. August 9, 2007.

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• I'm hard pressed to give an example on the spot of a president who explicitly spoke of the vindication of history, but I'm confident that there are many such examples.

  David Greenberg

  Giving, President, Example

  "Making Presidential History". Online chat with David Greenberg, www.slate.com. August 9, 2007.

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• People should make distinctions between the office of the presidency and the person who occupies it. You can respect the office even as you lose respect for the individual.

  David Greenberg

  People, Office, Individual

  Fuente: www.slate.com

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