Richard Nixon: “This Christmas we can be thankful that we are making progress toward peace.”

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.

Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty.

Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.

I firmly believe that our current fiscal situation demands national unanimity on the issues of a larger concern.