We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

Topics: Government Quotes

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;...

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.

It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat...

It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat...

I've never canceled a subscription to a newspaper because of bad cartoons or editorials. If...

I've never canceled a subscription to a newspaper because of bad cartoons or editorials. If...

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

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

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...

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.

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...

Tonight - to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans - I ask...

Tonight - to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans - I ask...

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...

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...

I let the American people down.

I let the American people down.

The American people are entitled to see the president and to hear his views directly,...

The American people are entitled to see the president and to hear his views directly,...

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...

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may...

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may...

Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent...

Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent...

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

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

I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of...

I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of...

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...