Presidential Quotes by Richard M. Nixon

13 Presidential quotes by Richard M. Nixon

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Nixon’s era still feels paradoxical—strategic brilliance tangled with controversy. Though modest in number, these thirteen lines give a clear glimpse of how he justified power and grappled with public trust.

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The great silent majority.

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You cannot win a battle in any arena merely by defending yourself.

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You don't know how to lie. If you can't lie, you'll never go anywhere.

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For among nations - as within nations - the soundest unity is that which respects diversity, and the strongest cohesion is that…

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What kind of nation we will be, what kind of world we will live in, whether we shape the future in the…

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You know very well that whether you are on page one or page thirty depends on whether they fear you. It's as…

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I like the job I have, but if I had to live my life over again, I would like to have ended…

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Our peaceful borders and our peaceful history are important symbols, to be sure. What they symbolize, however, is the spirit of respect…

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As you know, the separation of church and state is not subject to discussion or alteration. Under our Constitution no church or…

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It has been said that Canada is bounded 'on the north by gold, on the west by the East, on the east…

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We have been through, over these years, some difficult times. During the period that I have served as President of the United…

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When I spoke at the St. Lawrence Seaway ceremonies in 1969, I borrowed some words from the monument there which I had…

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I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as…

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With those who are willing to join, let us cooperate to reduce the burden of arms, to strengthen the structure of peace, to lift…

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I have earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life I have never obstructed justice,

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Restoring nature to its natural state is a cause beyond party and beyond factions. It has become a common cause of all the people…

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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…

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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.

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History is a pathetic junkyard of broken treaties.

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I refuse to make a decision that somebody else can make. The first rule of leadership is to save yourself for the big decision.…

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Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.

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I made my mistakes, but in all of my years in public life, I have never profited, never profited from public serviceI have earned…

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I know you heard what you thought I said, but what I said isn't what I meant.

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I want to be sure...that nothing is done on these veterans. Is that understood?...Is the word out? That they are not to touch em,…

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“Nations not possessing great power can indulge in the luxury of criticism of others; those possessing it have the responsibility of decision. Faced with…

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The peace we seek in the world is not the flimsy peace which is merely an interlude between wars, but a peace which can…

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