Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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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...

When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those...

When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those...

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....

The 1976 Bicentennial is not going to be invented in Washington, printed in triplicate by...

The 1976 Bicentennial is not going to be invented in Washington, printed in triplicate by...

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

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...

The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping;...

The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping;...

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than...

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than...

I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of...

I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of...

People in the media say they must look at the president with a microscope. Now,...

People in the media say they must look at the president with a microscope. Now,...

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no...

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no...

Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless...

Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless...

I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have...

I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have...

Animals don't hate, and we're supposed to be better than them.

Animals don't hate, and we're supposed to be better than them.