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ff38c02 Power I defined as personal influence of an effective sort on governmental action. executive-branch trump-presidential-power trump-resistance-movement government president Richard E. Neustadt
f7a83e8 In all such instances of which I am aware, the Presidents do not think hard enough, carefully enough beforehand, about foreseeable, even likely consequences to their own effectiveness in office, looking down the line and around corners (xviii). presidential-powers Richard E. Neustadt
fbd2738 Weakness is still what I see: weakness in the sense of a great gap between what is expected of a man (or someday woman) and assured capacity to carry through. Expectations arise and clerkly tasks increase, while prospects for sustained support from any quarter worsen as foreign alliances loosen and political parties wane. presidential-power trump-resistance-movement trump government president Richard E. Neustadt
33561e9 The United States was no longer the overwhelming military power in the world, no longer sure of never losing wars. no longer confident of having learned how to maintain employment and to check inflation, no longer reveling in resource independence, technological supremacy, favorable exchange rates, and the privileged life abroad. (xiii) presidential-power trump-resistance-movement trump government president Richard E. Neustadt
949a199 For reasons I find hard to fathom, readers with government [Harvard?] experience follow my argument more easily that do some of those for whom it remains theoretical. (xv) presidential-power trump-resistance-movement presidents trump government Richard E. Neustadt
9397720 They will not be identical unless by chance: human prediction about other humans is not good enough. Why that is sometimes hard for readers inexperienced in government to see, I cannot tell (xvi). presidential-power trump-resistance-movement trump government president Richard E. Neustadt