Richard Nixon actually said...

The consequences flowing from its enactment would in the long run more than outweigh any temporary gain that may be realized.

Letter to Senator Ralph Yarborough on Proposed Increases in Veterans Educational Benefits.

10/20/1969

More Richard Nixon Quotes

They have not failed us before and they will not fail us now.

We must not fall victim to complacency.

I urge the Congress to support this action, not because it is politically expedient or the easy thing to do, but because it is in the best i...

In our free society--more than anywhere else on earth--the laborer can enjoy the results of his labor.