Richard Nixon: “The restraint of 1969 and the slowdown of 1970 have set in motion strenuous efforts at cost reduction.”

I have never been a quitter.

A strong America is essential to maintaining world peace.

And as I leave, let me say, that is an example I think all of us should remember.

A number of provisions authorize spending for unneeded equipment and could thus inflate defense spending unnecessarily at a time when we all should recognize the need to avoid waste.