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Richard nixon Quotes by Hunter S. Thompson

12 Richard nixon quotes by Hunter S. Thompson

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Hunter S. Thompson never held back when writing about Richard Nixon, and these twelve excerpts reveal his biting, satirical style. The collection provides a quick, unfiltered look at how the Gonzo journalist dissected the former president’s actions and persona.

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Richard Nixon looks like a flaming liberal today, compared to a golem like George Bush. Indeed. Where is Richard Nixon now that…

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[Richard M. Nixon was] a foul caricature of himself, a man with no soul, no inner convictions, with the integrity of a…

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I miss Nixon. Compared to these Nazis we have in the White House now, Richard Nixon was a flaming liberal.

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I'd almost prefer [Richard] Nixon. I'd say [Bill] Clinton is every bit as corrupt as Nixon, but a lot smoother.

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Richard Nixon was a criminally insane Monster - Bill Clinton is a black-hearted Swine of a friend.

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By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke…

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“Richard Nixon has never been one of my favorite people, anyway. For years I've regarded his very existence as a monument to…

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Richard Nixon was an evil man - evil in a way that only those who believe in the physical reality of the…

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“McGovern made some stupid mistakes, but in context they seem almost frivolous compared to the things Richard Nixon does every day of…

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George McGovern, for all his mistakes... understands what a fantastic monument to all the best instincts of the human race this country…

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Richard Nixon has never been one of my favorite people anyway. For years I've regarded his existence as a monument to all…

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“I’ve spent enough time in jackrabbit country to know that most of them lead pretty dull lives . . . No wonder…

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“There was also the fact that sending a penniless writer to get $135 worth of beer was — as Khrushchev said of Nixon —…

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“Cases of champagne and scotch lay broken in the street, and everyone I saw had a bottle. They were screaming and dancing, and in…

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No music + Bad TV = Bad mood & no pages.

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By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke the heart…

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No one holds command over me. No man. No god. No Prince. What is a claim of age for ones who are immortal? What…

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“The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb grey hairs”

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Hope rises and dreams flicker and die. Love plans for tomorrow and loneliness thinks of yesterday. Life is beautiful and living is pain.

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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…

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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.

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Paranoia is just another mask for ignorance. The truth, when you finally chase it down is almost always far worse than your darkest visions…

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“No doubt they all Got What Was Coming To Them. All those pathetically eager acid freaks who thought they could buy Peace and Understanding…

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“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…

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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…

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There's no point in getting into politics at all unless you plan to lash things around.

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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…

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