“Nations not possessing great power can indulge in the luxury of criticism of others; those possessing it have the responsibility of decision.… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
My telephone calls and meetings and decisions were now parts of a prescribed ritual aimed at making peace with the past; his… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
When information which properly belongs to the public is systematically withheld by those in power, the people soon become ignorant of their… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I would rather be a one-term President and do what I believe is right than to be a two-term President at the… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Economic power is not the same as strength of national character. Our country may be rich in goods, but we are poor… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
If, when the chips are down, the worlds most powerful nation, the United States of America, acts like a pitiful, helpless giant,… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
With those who are willing to join, let us cooperate to reduce the burden of arms, to strengthen the structure of peace, to lift… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I have earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life I have never obstructed justice, — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Restoring nature to its natural state is a cause beyond party and beyond factions. It has become a common cause of all the people… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
What kind of nation we will be, what kind of world we will live in, whether we shape the future in the image of… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Once you get into this great stream of history you can't get out. You can drown. Or you can be pulled ashore by the… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I refuse to make a decision that somebody else can make. The first rule of leadership is to save yourself for the big decision.… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I made my mistakes, but in all of my years in public life, I have never profited, never profited from public serviceI have earned… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I know you heard what you thought I said, but what I said isn't what I meant. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
