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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 7, 1968

We do not seek colonies. We do not seek economic concessions. We seek only the right to live in peace with other nations.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Jul 31, 1968

To assist in this, we need new incentives to get capital flowing into the ghetto.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Jul 31, 1968

This new kind of war can actually be waged more effectively with fewer men and at less cost.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Jul 31, 1968

Our investment in education is an investment in America's future; none that we make will pay better dividends.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Jul 31, 1968

What we need today is not more millions on welfare roles but more millions on payrolls.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Jul 31, 1968

A city is many things—homes, offices, schools, factories. But basically, the people are the city.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Jul 30, 1968

There is nothing the matter with the engine of free enterprise that cannot be corrected by placing a prudent and sober engineer at the throttle.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Jul 30, 1968

We need not only equal enforcement of the law—but also equal protection of the law.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Jul 30, 1968

We need a government in Washington that will recognize that economics is more than a question of politics; it is also a question of justice.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Jun 26, 1968

As we turn away from the old paternalism of the 40's and toward the expanded democracy of the 70's, we'll discover a new dignity, a new unity, a new stability in America.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Jun 26, 1968

Ours was conceived, in the eloquent simplicity of Lincoln's words, as a government of the people, by the people and for the people.

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