Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 22, 1960
Thank you for helping to keep alive in this community, in this State, in this Nation, this great concept of helping people not because it helps ourselves, but because it's the right thing to do.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks by the Vice President on the Occasion of the Dedication of the Boys' Club of Beloit, WI

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