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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The press is the enemy.

The press is the enemy.

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...

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

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...

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.

Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon....

Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon....

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what...

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what...

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

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

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...

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,...

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

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

I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.

I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.

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...

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...

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don't care what they...

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don't care what they...

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...

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...

To let politics become a cesspool, and then avoid it because it is a cesspool,...

To let politics become a cesspool, and then avoid it because it is a cesspool,...

I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or...

I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or...