تئودور روزولت، در مورد انتقاد از روسای جمهور: «بیش از هر کس دیگری، گفتن حقیقت، خوشایند یا ناخوشایند در مورد او مهمتر است».

Theodore Roosevelt, on criticizing presidents: “It is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant about him more than any one else”

A main pillar of U.S. democracy is the ability be critical of the government, including the president, even when some consider doing so “disloyal.”