Assassin Quote by Spiro T. Agnew

Nixon represents that dark, venal and incurably violent side of the American character almost every other country in the world has learned to fear…

— Hunter S. Thompson

Nixon was a Southern Rim President, and so antipathetic to the old guard.

— Gore Vidal

It was accountability that Nixon feared.

— Bob Woodward

“It was a classic Nixon move: goad an opponent into attacking, then ride a wave of sympathy s you defend your honour.”

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

Even the most cynical can hardly be surprised by the antics of Nixon and his accomplices as they are gradually revealed. It matters little,…

— Noam Chomsky

...Nixon's subversion [of the consititution] consisted of: One presidental lie; one invocation of presidental privilege, and zero criminal offences.

— William J. Clinton

Self-destruction is such an interesting thing for a dramatist, and what's particular to Nixon is how human the failings were that led to his…

— Peter Morgan

“What? -- RICHARD M NIXON”

— Thomas Pynchon

I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And the proof of that was in the obits.

— Ben Bradlee

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

— Hunter S. Thompson

“Nixon’s dehumanization and demonization of drug offenders had been a (literally) smashing success. Tactics like these had rarely been used in the United States,…

— Radley Balko

“Under Ailes’s sharp tutelage, Nixon was able to skillfully leverage television to trick the American public into believing he was a halfway reasonable human…

— Joe Muto