--- title: "24 Nixon Quotes By Hunter S. Thompson" description: "24 Nixon quotes by Hunter S. Thompson. Plus more from Hunter S. Thompson and more Nixon sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/hunter-s-thompson-278_bills_i-d-almost-prefer-richard-nixon-i-d-say_109279.jpg" --- > [ I'd almost prefer \[Richard\] Nixon. I'd say \[Bill\] Clinton is every bit as corrupt as Nixon, but a lot smoother. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/i-d-almost-prefer-richard-nixon-i-d-say-bill-clinton-is-every-bit-as/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/hunter-s-thompson-278_bills_i-d-almost-prefer-richard-nixon-i-d-say_109279.jpg) > [I miss Nixon. Compared to these Nazis we have in the White House now, Richard Nixon was a flaming liberal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/i-miss-nixon-compared-to-these-nazis-we-have-in-the-white-house-now/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/hunter-s-thompson-278_house_i-miss-nixon-compared-to-these-nazis-we_2038411.jpg) > [Nixon was no more a saint than he was a great president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/nixon-was-no-more-a-saint-than-he-was-a-great-president/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/hunter-s-thompson-278_great_nixon-was-no-more-a-saint-than-he-was-a_2201042.jpg) > [Nixon was so crooked that he needed servants to help him screw his pants on every morning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/nixon-was-so-crooked-that-he-needed-servants-to-help-him-screw-his/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6b/hunter-s-thompson-278_crooked_nixon-was-so-crooked-that-he-needed-serv_2892839.jpg) > [Richard Nixon was a criminally insane Monster - Bill Clinton is a black-hearted Swine of a friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/richard-nixon-was-a-criminally-insane-monster-bill-clinton-is-a-black/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/hunter-s-thompson-278_bills_richard-nixon-was-a-criminally-insane-mo_1134639.jpg) > [Nixon was a crook, of course, but he was also a rabid football fan - and he knew the game, which still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/nixon-was-a-crook-of-course-but-he-was-also-a-rabid-football-fan-and/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/hunter-s-thompson-278_always_nixon-was-a-crook-of-course-but-he-was-a_2493551.jpg) > [Nixon represents that dark, venal and incurably violent side of the American character almost every other country in the world has learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/nixon-represents-that-dark-venal-and-incurably-violent-side-of-the/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/hunter-s-thompson-278_american_nixon-represents-that-dark-venal-and-inc_956542.jpg) > [“The prevailing quality of life in America -- by any accepted methods of measuring -- was unarguably freer and more politically open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/the-prevailing-quality-of-life-in-america-by-any-accepted-methods-of/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f42/hunter-s-thompson-278_bush_the-prevailing-quality-of-life-in-americ_232992.jpg) > [Richard Nixon was an evil man - evil in a way that only those who believe in the physical reality of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/richard-nixon-was-an-evil-man-evil-in-a-way-that-only-those-who/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/hunter-s-thompson-278_bedrock_richard-nixon-was-an-evil-man-evil-in-a_1814008.jpg) > [“Consciousness Expansion” went out with LBJ … and it is worth noting, historically, that downers came in with Nixon.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/consciousness-expansion-went-out-with-lbj-and-it-is-worth-noting/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/hunter-s-thompson-278_nixon_consciousness-expansion-went-out-with-lb_2899263.jpg) > [Richard Nixon looks like a flaming liberal today, compared to a golem like George Bush. Indeed. Where is Richard Nixon now that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/richard-nixon-looks-like-a-flaming-liberal-today-compared-to-a-golem/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcf/hunter-s-thompson-278_bush_richard-nixon-looks-like-a-flaming-liber_2758673.jpg) > [ \[Richard M. Nixon was\] a foul caricature of himself, a man with no soul, no inner convictions, with the integrity of a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/richard-m-nixon-was-a-foul-caricature-of-himself-a-man-with-no-soul/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/hunter-s-thompson-278_american-politics_richard-m-nixon-was-a-foul-caricature-of_2299055.jpg) > [Nixon was a professional politician, and I despised everything he stood for -- but if he were running for president this year…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/nixon-was-a-professional-politician-and-i-despised-everything-he/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc9/hunter-s-thompson-278_despised_nixon-was-a-professional-politician-and_2622629.jpg) > [“Richard Nixon has never been one of my favorite people, anyway. For years I've regarded his very existence as a monument to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/richard-nixon-has-never-been-one-of-my-favorite-people-anyway-for/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2e/hunter-s-thompson-278_america_richard-nixon-has-never-been-one-of-my-f_608240.jpg) > [Nixon had the unique ability to make his enemies seem honorable, and we developed a keen sense of fraternity. Some of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/nixon-had-the-unique-ability-to-make-his-enemies-seem-honorable-and/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/hunter-s-thompson-278_ability_nixon-had-the-unique-ability-to-make-his_1180643.jpg) > [“McGovern made some stupid mistakes, but in context they seem almost frivolous compared to the things Richard Nixon does every day of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/mcgovern-made-some-stupid-mistakes-but-in-context-they-seem-almost/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/hunter-s-thompson-278_every-day_mcgovern-made-some-stupid-mistakes-but-i_2722759.jpg) > [George McGovern, for all his mistakes... understands what a fantastic monument to all the best instincts of the human race this country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/george-mcgovern-for-all-his-mistakes-understands-what-a-fantastic/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a27/hunter-s-thompson-278_all-the-best_george-mcgovern-for-all-his-mistakes-und_794259.jpg) > [“Every time I think of Tim Leary I get angry. He was a liar and a quack and a worse human being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/every-time-i-think-of-tim-leary-i-get-angry-he-was-a-liar-and-a-quack/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/hunter-s-thompson-278_backstabbers_every-time-i-think-of-tim-leary-i-get-an_3223502.jpg) > [“Some people will say that words like scum and rotten are wrong for Objective Journalism—which is true, but they miss the point.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/some-people-will-say-that-words-like-scum-and-rotten-are-wrong-for-2/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/hunter-s-thompson-278_first-place_some-people-will-say-that-words-like-scu_2681827.jpg) > [Richard Nixon has never been one of my favorite people anyway. For years I've regarded his existence as a monument to all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/richard-nixon-has-never-been-one-of-my-favorite-people-anyway-for-2/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/hunter-s-thompson-278_american-dream_richard-nixon-has-never-been-one-of-my-f_2106671.jpg) > [“If the right people had been in charge of Nixon's funeral, his casket would have been launched into one of those open-sewage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/if-the-right-people-had-been-in-charge-of-nixon-s-funeral-his-casket/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff4/hunter-s-thompson-278_eulogy_if-the-right-people-had-been-in-charge-o_2118943.jpg) > [By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/by-disgracing-and-degrading-the-presidency-of-the-united-states-by/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/485/hunter-s-thompson-278_american_by-disgracing-and-degrading-the-presiden_19098.jpg) > [The trouble with Nixon is that he's a serious politics junkie. He's totally hooked ... and like any other junkie, he'sa bummer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/the-trouble-with-nixon-is-that-he-s-a-serious-politics-junkie-he-s/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/hunter-s-thompson-278_nixon_the-trouble-with-nixon-is-that-he-s-a-se_130850.jpg) > [Nixon was a bad loser. He hated losing worse than death, and that is why I enjoyed him. We were both football…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/nixon-was-a-bad-loser-he-hated-losing-worse-than-death-and-that-is/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48c/hunter-s-thompson-278_addict_nixon-was-a-bad-loser-he-hated-losing-wo_1068757.jpg) ## Other authors on Nixon ## More by Hunter S. Thompson > [“There was also the fact that sending a penniless writer to get $135 worth of beer was — as Khrushchev said of Nixon —…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/there-was-also-the-fact-that-sending-a-penniless-writer-to-get-135/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [“Cases of champagne and scotch lay broken in the street, and everyone I saw had a bottle. They were screaming and dancing, and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/cases-of-champagne-and-scotch-lay-broken-in-the-street-and-everyone-i/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [No music + Bad TV = Bad mood & no pages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/no-music-bad-tv-bad-mood-no-pages/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke the heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/by-disgracing-and-degrading-the-presidency-of-the-united-states-by/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [No one holds command over me. No man. No god. No Prince. What is a claim of age for ones who are immortal? What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/no-one-holds-command-over-me-no-man-no-god-no-prince-what-is-a-claim/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [“The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb grey hairs”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/the-person-who-doesn-t-scatter-the-morning-dew-will-not-comb-grey/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [Hope rises and dreams flicker and die. Love plans for tomorrow and loneliness thinks of yesterday. Life is beautiful and living is pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/hope-rises-and-dreams-flicker-and-die-love-plans-for-tomorrow-and/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [If we get chased out of Iraq with our tail between our legs, that will be the fifth consecutive Third-world country with no hint…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/if-we-get-chased-out-of-iraq-with-our-tail-between-our-legs-that-will/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [At age 22 I set what I insist is an all-time record for distance hitchhiking in Bermuda shorts: 3,700 miles in three weeks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/at-age-22-i-set-what-i-insist-is-an-all-time-record-for-distance/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [Paranoia is just another mask for ignorance. The truth, when you finally chase it down is almost always far worse than your darkest visions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/paranoia-is-just-another-mask-for-ignorance-the-truth-when-you/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [“No doubt they all Got What Was Coming To Them. All those pathetically eager acid freaks who thought they could buy Peace and Understanding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/no-doubt-they-all-got-what-was-coming-to-them-all-those-pathetically/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [“For several months they'd been drifting toward political involvement, but the picture was hazy and one of the most confusing elements was their geographical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/for-several-months-they-d-been-drifting-toward-political-involvement/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [He wandered into the Newsroom and asked for a job the same way he’d walk into a barbershop and ask for a haircut, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/he-wandered-into-the-newsroom-and-asked-for-a-job-the-same-way-he-d/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [There's no point in getting into politics at all unless you plan to lash things around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/there-s-no-point-in-getting-into-politics-at-all-unless-you-plan-to/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) > [There’s a lot of things wrong with this country, but one of the few things still right with it is that a man can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/there-s-a-lot-of-things-wrong-with-this-country-but-one-of-the-few/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nixon/hunter-s-thompson/#itemlist", "name": "24 Nixon Quotes By Hunter S. Thompson", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd almost prefer [Richard] Nixon. I'd say [Bill] Clinton is every bit as corrupt as Nixon, but a lot smoother.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hunter S. 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