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.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for...

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for...

I've analyzed the best I can... and I have not found an impeachable offense, and...

I've analyzed the best I can... and I have not found an impeachable offense, and...

Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be...

Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be...

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until...

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until...

Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is,...

Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is,...

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is...

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is...

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

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

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 -...

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

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

If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be...

If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be...

We are all in it together. This is a war. We take a few shots...

We are all in it together. This is a war. We take a few shots...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

I often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those...

I often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those...

The press is the enemy.

The press is the enemy.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

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...

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national...

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national...

Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of...

Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of...

A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an...

A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an...

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no...

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no...