Richard Nixon: “And with the ready assistance of groups such as yours, I am convinced that we will achieve this goal.”

My mother was a saint.

Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never.

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as president, I must put the interests of America first. Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon…

We think that when we suffer a defeat that all is ended.