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Richard Nixon: Oftentimes the worst mischief is done in the name of the best cause.

On the recordJune 2, 1969
Oftentimes the worst mischief is done in the name of the best cause.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Dedication of the Karl E. Mundt Library at General Beadle State College, Madison, South Dakota.

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