Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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I've never canceled a subscription to a newspaper because of bad cartoons or editorials. If...

I've never canceled a subscription to a newspaper because of bad cartoons or editorials. If...

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm...

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm...

My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his...

My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his...

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.

Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I?

Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I?

The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored,...

The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored,...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and...

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and...

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm...

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm...

When I grow up, I want to be an honest lawyer so things like that...

When I grow up, I want to be an honest lawyer so things like that...

President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small...

President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small...

I doubt if any of them would even intentionally double-park.

I doubt if any of them would even intentionally double-park.

I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with...

I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with...

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home,...

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home,...

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press...

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press...

Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top -...

Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top -...

The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what...

The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what...

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

One must chose in life between boredom and suffering

One must chose in life between boredom and suffering