Richard Nixon actually said...

We will be willing to go that extra mile, but we will always stand for the right - and you can be sure that, like President Eisenhower, we will never think of apologizing for attempting to defend the freedom of the United States against surprise attack.

Context

Speech by the Vice President, Closed Circuit Television, 1960 Campaign Dinner, Boston, MA

09/28/1960

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