I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate.
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Richard M. Nixon
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About Richard M. Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he represented California in both houses of the United States Congress before serving as the 36th vice president under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. His presidency saw the reduction of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and the establishment of the Environme…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Richard M. NixonIt is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody.
In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.
We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.
Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government.
Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.
We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.
Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen…
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People react to fear, not love they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true.
I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of winning political debates. But I don't have that experience. My only experience is at losing them.
I can take it. The tougher it gets, the cooler I get.
I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction.
What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a kid. If your anger is deep enough and strong enough, you learn that you can change those attitudes by excellence, pers…
In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.
Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.
I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.
Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people.
I've analyzed the best I can... and I have not found an impeachable offense, and therefore resignation is not an acceptable course.
Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a kid. If your anger is deep enough and strong enough, you learn that you can change those attitudes by excellence, pers…
You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or…
Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects.
In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry and the one who can only speak prose.