Richard Nixon: “Our purpose in the Soviet Union is to open a new era of negotiation and cooperation between our two great powers.”

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

I have never been a quitter.

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

This was a serious act of omission for which I take full responsibility and which I deeply regret.