Political Quotes

Richard Nixon

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Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1969, until his resignation on August 9, 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. Nixon's presidency is noted for significant foreign policy achievements, including the historic opening of relations with China and the policy of détente with the Soviet Union. Domestically, he is recognized for establishing the Environmental Protection Agency and implementing various social programs.

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Oct 1, 1960

We are, therefore, now in a position to further this mounting scientific attack upon disease and health problems by broad general programs directed toward the support of research, training of medical, dental, and other health manpower, and…

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Oct 1, 1960

We, as a people, can afford to invest whatever can be constructively used to conquer these dread diseases of mind and body.

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Oct 1, 1960

I'm part of the Eisenhower record and I take responsibility for that record and I have made it clear throughout this campaign, I am proud of it.

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Sep 30, 1960

Sooner or later, he must agree that we can be proud that we acted in support of the United Nations to save the independence of the Congo.

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Sep 30, 1960

Consider my qualifications; consider my program; consider my colleague's qualifications, and his program; consider our opponents', and then decide which of the two teams will be best for America

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Sep 30, 1960

It is so important that America have the best leadership, whatever party may be that we can provide, that I ask everybody listening to me to make the decision not on the basis of the party label, the candidates for the Presidency and the…

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Sep 30, 1960

All the criticism in the world can't take away the truth that under President Eisenhower's leadership we got this country out of one war, we've kept it out of others, and we do have peace without surrender today

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Sep 30, 1960

Because economically we need the talents of these people, and we must see that they have equality of opportunity, too

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Sep 30, 1960

We need military strength. We need America to move ahead economically; but, above everything else we need to be sure that the moral and spiritual fiber of this country is strong

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Sep 30, 1960

Whenever the President of the United States is doing the right thing, whenever he is defending this country, he should not apologize or express regrets to Khrushchev or anybody else in the world.

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Sep 30, 1960

We are joining battle - not in the sense of the traditional battle where guns are fired and bombs are dropped, but battle of a much more difficult kind

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Sep 30, 1960

But he also has a responsibility when he criticizes to be right about what he says.

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Sep 30, 1960

The decision you make this November is too important to simply do it on the basis of the label a man wears

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Sep 30, 1960

I think we need economic policies that will stimulate the creative energies of a hundred and eighty million people, that will increase employment, that we need Government policies, for example, which will provide better guarantees and…

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Sep 30, 1960

He should recognize what the world sees - that the hopes of the free nations, those which now exist, and those which are coming into being, are relying on this leadership.

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Sep 30, 1960

America can't afford not to discover and develop one of the great scientists of our time

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Sep 30, 1960

So long as we are the strongest nation in the world, this is the greatest deterrent to anybody that would threaten the peace

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Sep 30, 1960

And being true to those principles, I mean this: the Federal Government must assume the responsibilities which are properly its responsibilities, responsibilities that I have spelled out and will continue to spell out during the course of…

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Sep 30, 1960

I'm tired of reading in the paper of what Mr. Khrushchev is doing. I'm tired of reading in the paper of what Mr. Castro is doing. I want to read in the paper what President Eisenhower is doing

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