Richard Nixon: “No one who is able to work shall find it more profitable to go on welfare than to go to work.”

Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

This legislation exceeds my budgetary recommendations by such a large amount--some $540 million--that it presents a clear and distinct threat to our fight against inflation and cannot be accepted.

As a result of these efforts, I am confident that the world is a safer place today, not only for the people of America but for the people of all nations, and that all of our children have a better chance than before of living in peace…

Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty.