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Richard M. Nixon Quotes: Idealism without realism is impotent. Realism without idealism is immoral.
         

Idealism without realism is impotent. Realism without idealism is immoral.


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Never forget, the press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.



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



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Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.



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People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got.



We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.



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I don't think a woman should be in any government job whatever. I mean, I really don't. The reason why I do is mainly because they are erratic and emotional.



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I know you heard what you thought I said, but what I said isn't what I meant.



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I was not lying. I said things that later on seemed to be untrue.



I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing.

I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing.





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