I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing.

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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...

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...

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...

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported...

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported...

If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never...

If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never...

Tell them to send everything that can fly.

Tell them to send everything that can fly.

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

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

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing....

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing....

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry...

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry...

Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.

Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.

Tonight - to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans - I ask...

Tonight - to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans - I ask...

There are some people, you know, they think the way to be a big man...

There are some people, you know, they think the way to be a big man...

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'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...

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.

Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get...

Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get...

I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very...

I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very...

In our own lives, let each of us ask - not just what government will...

In our own lives, let each of us ask - not just what government will...

Terrorism is in good part an effect of government propaganda; it serves to deflect attention...

Terrorism is in good part an effect of government propaganda; it serves to deflect attention...

Truth is the glue that holds government together.

Truth is the glue that holds government together.