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Richard M. Nixon quotes: Let us remember that the main purpose of American aid is not to help other nations, but to help ourselves. Let us remember that the main purpose of American aid is not to help other nations, but to help ourselves.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I know you think you believe you understand what you thought I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is exactly what I meant. I know you think you believe you understand what you thought I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is exactly what I meant.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The antiwar movement is a wild orgasm of anarchists sweeping across the country like a prairie fire. The antiwar movement is a wild orgasm of anarchists sweeping across the country like a prairie fire.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I can take it. The tougher it gets, the cooler I get. I can take it. The tougher it gets, the cooler I get.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true. People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: To write a novel, you need an iron butt. To write a novel, you need an iron butt.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I hereby resign this office of president of the United States. I hereby resign this office of president of the United States.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of the healing. By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of the healing.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Nothing would please the Kremlin more than to have the people of this country choose a second rate president. Nothing would please the Kremlin more than to have the people of this country choose a second rate president.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The American people are entitled to see the president and to hear his views directly, and not to see him only through the press. The American people are entitled to see the president and to hear his views directly, and not to see him only through the press.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Where the hell is Chad? Where the hell is Chad?
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I didn't do anything wrong and I promise to never do it again. I didn't do anything wrong and I promise to never do it again.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The jawbone of an ass is just as dangerous a weapon today as in Sampson's time. The jawbone of an ass is just as dangerous a weapon today as in Sampson's time.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Rarely have so many people been so wrong about so much. Rarely have so many people been so wrong about so much.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Once genius is submerged by bureaucracy, a nation is doomed to mediocrity. Once genius is submerged by bureaucracy, a nation is doomed to mediocrity.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I'm not for women, frankly, in any job. I don't want any of them around. Thank God we don't have any in the Cabinet. I'm not for women, frankly, in any job. I don't want any of them around. Thank God we don't have any in the Cabinet.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: You don't know how to lie. If you can't lie, you'll never go anywhere. You don't know how to lie. If you can't lie, you'll never go anywhere.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a public figure, a major public figure, is a lonely man. The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a public figure, a major public figure, is a lonely man.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: You have to face the fact that the whole problem is really the blacks. The key is to devise a system that recognizes this all while not appearing to. You have to face the fact that the whole problem is really the blacks. The key is to devise a system that recognizes this all while not appearing to.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I? Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I?
Richard M. Nixon quotes: During the Prince's visit, King Timahoe will be referred to only as Timahoe, since it would be inappropriate for the Prince to be outranked by a dog. During the Prince's visit, King Timahoe will be referred to only as Timahoe, since it would be inappropriate for the Prince to be outranked by a dog.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: For years politicians have promised the Moon. I'm the first one to be able to deliver it. For years politicians have promised the Moon. I'm the first one to be able to deliver it.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The true idealist pursues what his heart says is right in a way that his head says will work. The true idealist pursues what his heart says is right in a way that his head says will work.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody. It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The finest steel must go through the hottest fire. The finest steel must go through the hottest fire.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: In a flat choice between smoke and jobs, we're for jobs ... But just keep me out of trouble on environmental issues. In a flat choice between smoke and jobs, we're for jobs ... But just keep me out of trouble on environmental issues.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: People are persuaded by reason, but moved by emotion; [the leader] must both persuade them and move them. People are persuaded by reason, but moved by emotion; [the leader] must both persuade them and move them.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: You can't depend on the man who made the mess to clean it up. You can't depend on the man who made the mess to clean it up.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center in the world? If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center in the world?
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I don't give a damn about the civilians. I don't give a damn about the civilians.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: This is a great day for France! This is a great day for France!
Richard M. Nixon quotes: When I am the candidate, I run the campaign. When I am the candidate, I run the campaign.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in the toilet. Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in the toilet.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: If the President does it, it can't be illegal. If the President does it, it can't be illegal.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: You find out who your true friends are not when you are on top of the world, but when the world is on top of you. You find out who your true friends are not when you are on top of the world, but when the world is on top of you.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I seriously doubt if we will ever have another war. This is probably the very last one. I seriously doubt if we will ever have another war. This is probably the very last one.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: It is not enough just to be for peace. The point is, what can we do about it? It is not enough just to be for peace. The point is, what can we do about it?
Richard M. Nixon quotes: History is a pathetic junkyard of broken treaties. History is a pathetic junkyard of broken treaties.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and on the direction of the nation than most presidents. Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and on the direction of the nation than most presidents.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I believe in building bridges, but we should only build our end of the bridge. I believe in building bridges, but we should only build our end of the bridge.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got. I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The press is the enemy. The press is the enemy.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Idealism without realism is impotent. Realism without idealism is immoral. Idealism without realism is impotent. Realism without idealism is immoral.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those days, I might have chosen a career in music instead of politics. I often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those days, I might have chosen a career in music instead of politics.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The Jews are just a very aggressive and abrasive and obnoxious personality. The Jews are just a very aggressive and abrasive and obnoxious personality.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I had never expected that the China initiative would come to fruition in the form of a Ping-Pong team. I had never expected that the China initiative would come to fruition in the form of a Ping-Pong team.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker. The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The ultimate test of a nation's character is not how it responds to adversity in war but how it meets the challenge of peace. The ultimate test of a nation's character is not how it responds to adversity in war but how it meets the challenge of peace.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The people's right to change what does not work is one of the greatest principles in our system of government The people's right to change what does not work is one of the greatest principles in our system of government
Richard M. Nixon quotes: There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician. There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out. Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: We should set goals within the limits of our resources while working to the limits of our powers. We should set goals within the limits of our resources while working to the limits of our powers.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: God, of course, is the greatest philosopher of all. God, of course, is the greatest philosopher of all.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too. Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports. I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Tell them to send everything that can fly. Tell them to send everything that can fly.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: We don't owe the blacks a damn thing, anyway. We don't owe the blacks a damn thing, anyway.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Anybody who wants to be an ambassador, wants to pay at least $250,000. Anybody who wants to be an ambassador, wants to pay at least $250,000.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless. The key to effective leadership is pragmatic idealism. Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless. The key to effective leadership is pragmatic idealism.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: History will treat me fairly. Historians probably won't, because most historians are on the left. History will treat me fairly. Historians probably won't, because most historians are on the left.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished. If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I think Congress has spent enough time on ethics. I think it's time they moved on to something else. I think Congress has spent enough time on ethics. I think it's time they moved on to something else.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: As long as I'm sitting in the chair, there's not going to be any Jew appointed to that court. [No Jew] can be right on the criminal-law issue. As long as I'm sitting in the chair, there's not going to be any Jew appointed to that court. [No Jew] can be right on the criminal-law issue.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: While might certainly does not make right, neither does right by itself make might. While might certainly does not make right, neither does right by itself make might.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: If you are ever going to lie, you go to jail for the lie rather than the crime. So believe me, don't ever lie. If you are ever going to lie, you go to jail for the lie rather than the crime. So believe me, don't ever lie.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: You know very well that whether you are on page one or page thirty depends on whether they fear you. It's as simple as that. You know very well that whether you are on page one or page thirty depends on whether they fear you. It's as simple as that.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire. The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: There will be no whitewash in the White House. There will be no whitewash in the White House.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects. Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: A politician knows that his friends are not always his allies, and that his adversaries are not always his enemies. A politician knows that his friends are not always his allies, and that his adversaries are not always his enemies.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Communism denies God, enslaves men, and destroys justice. Communism denies God, enslaves men, and destroys justice.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Unpredictability is the greatest asset a leader can have. Unpredictability is the greatest asset a leader can have.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Peace is a great goal, but it is not a panacea. Neither is material wealth. Peace is a great goal, but it is not a panacea. Neither is material wealth.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: What are our schools for if not indoctrination against Communism? What are our schools for if not indoctrination against Communism?
Richard M. Nixon quotes: There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white, There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white,
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Clean air, clean water, open spaces - these should once again be the birthright of every American. Clean air, clean water, open spaces - these should once again be the birthright of every American.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them. The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Baseball without fans is like Jayne Mansfield without a sweater. Hang on, that can be taken two ways. Baseball without fans is like Jayne Mansfield without a sweater. Hang on, that can be taken two ways.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: No failure is final unless you ratify it. No failure is final unless you ratify it.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get the advice he needs. Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get the advice he needs.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I never say something I cannot do. And I always will do more than I can say. I never say something I cannot do. And I always will do more than I can say.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them back. Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them back.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The Jewish cabal is out to get me. The Jewish cabal is out to get me.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Well, I'm not a crook. Well, I'm not a crook.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: America will not tolerate being pushed around by anybody, anyplace. America will not tolerate being pushed around by anybody, anyplace.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Screw State! State's always on the side of the blacks. The hell with them! Screw State! State's always on the side of the blacks. The hell with them!
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech. The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy, but by direct intercourse and sympathy. We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy, but by direct intercourse and sympathy.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Make sure you pay your taxes; otherwise you can get in a lot of trouble. Make sure you pay your taxes; otherwise you can get in a lot of trouble.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Voters quickly forget what a man says. Voters quickly forget what a man says.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people. Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: People should not have to pay for pollution they do not cause. People should not have to pay for pollution they do not cause.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: In his heart everyone knows that the only people who get rich from the "get rich quick" books are those who write them. In his heart everyone knows that the only people who get rich from the "get rich quick" books are those who write them.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what goes down often comes up. The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what goes down often comes up.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Publicly, we say one thing ... Actually, we do another. Publicly, we say one thing ... Actually, we do another.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: I have impeached myself by resigning. I have impeached myself by resigning.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself. Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: Some of the peoples of Africa have been out of trees for only about 50 years. Some of the peoples of Africa have been out of trees for only about 50 years.
Richard M. Nixon quotes: People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got. People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got.

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