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

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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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...

I have impeached myself by resigning.

I have impeached myself by resigning.

The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored,...

The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored,...

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...

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 -...

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...

The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a...

The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a...

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen...

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen...

Solutions are not the answer.

Solutions are not the answer.

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...

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

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...

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...

We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy,...

We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy,...

I played by the rules of politics as I found them.

I played by the rules of politics as I found them.

It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't...

It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't...

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...

As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special...

As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special...

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press...

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press...

Nature is as wasteful of promising young men as she is of fish spawn.

Nature is as wasteful of promising young men as she is of fish spawn.