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We see what we want to believe.


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We do not have the God-given right to shape every nation in our image or as we choose.

We do not have the God-given right to shape every nation in our image or as we choose.



Measure what is important, don't make important what you can measure

Measure what is important, don't make important what you can measure



If we'd lost the war, we'd all have been prosecuted as war criminals. And I think he's right. He, and I'd say I, were behaving as war criminals.

If we'd lost the war, we'd all have been prosecuted as war criminals. And I think he's right. He, and I'd say I, were behaving as war criminals.



Never answer the question that is asked of you. Answer the question that you wish had been asked of you.

Never answer the question that is asked of you. Answer the question that you wish had been asked of you.



The war in Vietnam is going well and will succeed.

The war in Vietnam is going well and will succeed.



To this day we seem to act in the world as though we know what's right for everybody.

To this day we seem to act in the world as though we know what's right for everybody.



There are many ways to make the death rate increase.

There are many ways to make the death rate increase.



At my age, 85, I'm at age where I can look back and derive some conclusions about my actions. My rule has been try to learn, try to understand what happened. Develop the lessons and pass them on.

At my age, 85, I'm at age where I can look back and derive some conclusions about my actions. My rule has been try to learn, try to understand what happened. Develop the lessons and pass them on.



Brains are like hearts - they go where they are appreciated.

Brains are like hearts - they go where they are appreciated.



It was a perfectly beautiful night, as fall nights are in Washington. I walked out of the president's Oval Office, and as I walked out, I thought I might never live to see another Saturday night.

It was a perfectly beautiful night, as fall nights are in Washington. I walked out of the president's Oval Office, and as I walked out, I thought I might never live to see another Saturday night.





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I did not succeed in everything I did. And even where it did seem I was succeeding it was not always the case. The human heart has a million facets.



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I was the chief executive once, I've been there. My recommendation to anybody is don't go backwards.



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