On the recordSeptember 18, 1968
The lamps of enlightenment are lit by the spark of controversy; their flame can be snuffed out by the blanket of consensus.
Source
presidency.ucsb.eduThe lamps of enlightenment are lit by the spark of controversy; their flame can be snuffed out by the blanket of consensus.
Remarks on the NBC and CBS Radio Networks: The Nature of the Presidency
Share
More from Richard Nixon
To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.
And as I leave, let me say, that is an example I think all of us should remember.
This country needs good farmers, good businessmen, good plumbers, good carpenters.
I did not realize the extent of the implications which these conversations might now appear to have.