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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 30, 1960

And being true to those principles, I mean this: the Federal Government must assume the responsibilities which are properly its responsibilities, responsibilities that I have spelled out and will continue to spell out during the course of…

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 30, 1960

He should recognize what the world sees - that the hopes of the free nations, those which now exist, and those which are coming into being, are relying on this leadership.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 30, 1960

It is so important that America have the best leadership, whatever party may be that we can provide, that I ask everybody listening to me to make the decision not on the basis of the party label, the candidates for the Presidency and the…

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 30, 1960

We must move also in a way that will see that our economy moves forward so that there are more jobs, at better wages, better wages in real money, so that the people of this country will have an opportunity to have not any inflated wages…

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 30, 1960

The decision you make this November is too important to simply do it on the basis of the label a man wears

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 30, 1960

I cannot allow this attack on the President's leadership and his prestige to go unanswered when it carries with it the hopes of the entire world at this crucial moment.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 30, 1960

So long as we are the strongest nation in the world, this is the greatest deterrent to anybody that would threaten the peace

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 30, 1960

We are joining battle - not in the sense of the traditional battle where guns are fired and bombs are dropped, but battle of a much more difficult kind

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 29, 1960

You know what is the amazing thing? That this country has been run so well by people through the years!

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 29, 1960

You honor the institution which he represents and of which he's been a member.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 29, 1960

I don't think any man in the world has had more experience or could have done a better job than Cabot Lodge in defending the security of the United States.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 29, 1960

They want the kind of government which will insure that whatever progress we have toward better lives, better jobs, better housing and health and schools, whatever we have in these respects, we're around to enjoy the progress we make.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 29, 1960

We will lead the world, as we should, to peace without surrender, and we shall lead also to the extension of freedom throughout the world.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 29, 1960

We will never reduce America's strength without getting a reduction in strength on his part, as well.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 29, 1960

I don't know that I've ever seen one of those - but be that as it may - it's supposed to be that way.

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