I won't say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

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I wouldn't trust Nixon from here to that phone.

I wouldn't trust Nixon from here to that phone.

The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.

The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.

You've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit...

You've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit...

American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.

American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.

When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.

When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.

You don't need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just...

You don't need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just...

Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower...

Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower...

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of...

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of...

Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the...

Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the...

I will offer a choice, not an echo.

I will offer a choice, not an echo.

Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big...

Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big...

When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.

When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.

I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I...

I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I...

I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam...

I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam...

It's a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president... except me.

It's a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president... except me.

To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable.

To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable.

You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to...

You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to...

If you don't mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter...

If you don't mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter...

The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.

The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.

I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.

I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.