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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It I talked about Watergate, I was described as struggling to free myself from the...

It I talked about Watergate, I was described as struggling to free myself from the...

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...

Solutions are not the answer.

Solutions are not the answer.

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...

Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in...

Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in...

Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and...

Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and...

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...

For its part, Government will listen. We will strive to listen in new ways to...

For its part, Government will listen. We will strive to listen in new ways to...

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man...

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man...

The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.

The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.

Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.

Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated....

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated....

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.

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,...

Success is not a harbor but a voyage with its own perils to the spirit....

Success is not a harbor but a voyage with its own perils to the spirit....

My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more...

My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more...

People who like this sort of thing will find this is the sort of thing...

People who like this sort of thing will find this is the sort of thing...

Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency.

Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency.

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...

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.