In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood. Richard M. Nixon More Quotes by Richard M. Nixon More Quotes From Richard M. Nixon There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician. Richard M. Nixon speech politician To a crisis of the spirit, we need an answer of the spirit. Richard M. Nixon angel simple kindness We have been through, over these years, some difficult times. During the period that I have served as President of the United States, we have been through some difficult times together, and I can only say that the friendship that we have for this nation, the respect and the admiration we have for the people of this nation, their courage, their tenacity, their firmness in the face of very great odds, is one that makes us proud to stand with Israel, as we have in the past in times of trouble, and now to work with Israel in a better time, a time that we trust will be a time of peace. Richard M. Nixon odds israel past I have earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life I have never obstructed justice. Richard M. Nixon cents justice years There can be no whitewash at the White House. Richard M. Nixon white house war Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get the advice he needs. Richard M. Nixon president advice needs At home, we must reject the mistaken notion - a notion that has dominated too much of the public dialogue for too long - that ever bigger Government is the answer to every problem. Richard M. Nixon government home long Let historians not record that when America was the most powerful nation in the world we passed on the other side of the road and allowed the last hopes for peace and freedom of millions of people to be suffocated by the forces of totalitarianism. And so tonightto you, the great silent majority of my fellow AmericansI ask for your support. Richard M. Nixon powerful peace america Let us build a structure of peace in the world in which the weak are as safe as the strong in which each respects the right of the other to live by a different system in which those who would influence others will do so by the strength of their ideas, and not by the force of their arms. Let us accept that high responsibility not as a burden, but gladly gladly because the chance to build such a peace is the noblest endeavor in which a nation can engage. Richard M. Nixon strong responsibility peace Violence or the threat of violence [must] never be permitted to influence the actions or judgments of the university community. Once it does, the community, almost by definition, ceases to be a university. It is for this reason that from time immemorial expulsion has been the primary instrument of university discipline. Richard M. Nixon discipline time men I would rather be a one-term President and do what I believe is right than to be a two-term President at the cost of seeing America become a second-race power and to see this Nation accept the first defeat in its proud 190-year history. Richard M. Nixon race power believe We must maintain the integrity of the White House, and that integrity must be real, not transparent. There can be no whitewash at the White House. Richard M. Nixon real white integrity My strong point is not rhetoric , it isn't showmanship, it isn't big promises - those things that create the glamour and the excitement that people call charisma and warmth. Richard M. Nixon strong people promise Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects. Richard M. Nixon angry impression anger The language of politics is poetry, not prose. Jackson is poetry. Cuomo is poetry. Dukakis is a word processor. Richard M. Nixon processors prose language Once you get into this great stream of history you can't get out. You can drown. Or you can be pulled ashore by the tide. But it is awfully hard to get out when you are in the middle of the stream -- if it is intended that you stay there. Richard M. Nixon vocation tides middle The Pakistanis are straightforward and sometimes extremely stupid. The Indians are more devious, sometimes so smart that we fall for their line. Richard M. Nixon smart stupid fall The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what goes down often comes up. Richard M. Nixon down-and politician politics When I grow up, I want to be an honest lawyer so things like that can't happen. Richard M. Nixon honest growing-up want I got into a few games after they were hopelessly won or hopelessly lost, you know, when they put the substitutes in, and finally the water boy, and then me. That is the way it worked. Richard M. Nixon games football boys
