Richard Nixon actually said...

One of the most essential tasks of statesmanship today is to lift the sights beyond the problems of immediate urgency to those major political and economic issues.

Context

Joint Statement Following Meetings in Bermuda With Prime Minister Heath of the United Kingdom.

12/20/1971

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