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Famous Richard M. Nixon Quotes
“The successful leader does not talk down to people. He lifts them up.”
“Maybe New York shouldn't survive. Maybe it should go through a cycle of destruction.”
“A man isn't finnished when he is beaten he is finnished when he quits”
“The important thing is that we maintain plausible deniability.”
“I know you heard what you thought I said, but what I said isn't what I meant.”
“Since I have never one a debate let me tell you how not to lose one.”
“As far as I am concerned now, I have no enemies in the press whatsoever.”
“They say, "Gee, you look great." That means they thought you looked like hell before.”
“You want a wife who is intelligent, but not too intelligent.”
“I'll speak for the man, or against him, whichever will do him the most good.”
“If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.”
“When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.”
“The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.”
“If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished.”
“You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference.”
“People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true.”