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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Oct 28, 1972

We can be proud of the fact that in four wars in this century the United States has fought only to defend freedom, never to destroy it; only to keep the peace, never to break it.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Oct 28, 1972

The day the United States becomes the second strongest nation in the world, peace and freedom will be in deadly jeopardy everywhere in the world.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Oct 24, 1972

We must keep it that way, and one of the surest means is to keep our educational system strong and free.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Oct 24, 1972

The Government should never dictate to the people what kind of education is best, but it has an obligation to provide the people with the research and the information they need to decide these matters for themselves.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Oct 11, 1972

A patriotic American is never so proud of the flag under which he lives as when it comes to mean to others, as well as to himself, a symbol of hope and liberty and freedom.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· May 14, 1972

This is a trend which augurs well for the future of ordered freedom in the United States.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· May 4, 1972

As the symbol of our country and our freedoms, the national colors of the United States provide a welcome greeting of warm promise.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· May 3, 1972

His powerful leadership by example helped to keep steel in America's backbone, and the flame of freedom in America's soul.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· May 3, 1972

He made the FBI the finest law enforcement agency on the earth, the invincible and incorruptible defender of every American's precious right to be free from fear.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Apr 13, 1972

The ability of our two nations, Canada and the United States, to preserve the frontiers of friendship, to walk in the ways of freedom, and to pursue the works of peace provides example and encouragement to all who seek those same objectives, wherever they may live.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Dec 19, 1971

We know, therefore, that when we talk, we begin with a devotion to the freedom of men, a devotion to economic progress in a climate of freedom, and a devotion to building a structure of peace in which all nations may have the right to their independence without infringement by other nations, great or small.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Dec 7, 1971

They spell 'growth' for the nearly 325,000 men who today live by the Jaycees' Creed—faith, brotherhood, freedom, the rule of law, the potential of man, the life of service.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Nov 24, 1971

All of us have enjoyed freedom, but you have stood ready to fight for it--you have protected it.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Nov 14, 1971

We believe we can have freedom and have that freedom without the irresponsibility of inflation.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Nov 8, 1971

I say to you, my friends, this is a time when America has the opportunity, as it approaches its 200th birthday, not only to have a new era of prosperity without war and without inflation, but a new era of freedom and justice and opportunity such as we have never had before.

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