American - President | January 9, 1913 - April 22, 1994
As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special words to the American people: Your steadfastness in supporting our insistence on peace with honor has made peace with honor possible.
Richard M. Nixon
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President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small towns and we're both fortunate in the fact that we think we married above ourselves.
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Voters quickly forget what a man says.
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A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an individual, rather than his policy, becomes the issue.
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I played by the rules of politics as I found them.
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I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.
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Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
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The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.
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By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home, you've blown seven hours. There are better things you can do with your time.
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I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction.
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Black Americans, no more than white Americans, they do not want more government programs which perpetuate dependency. They don't want to be a colony in a nation.
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A president can ask for reconciliation in the racial conflict that divides Americans. But reconciliation comes only from the hearts of people.
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