I often used to sit back in the rear seats of the House of Representatives and ask myself, 'Didn't they realize that a government big enough to give us everything we want is a government big enough to take from us everything we have?'
Remarks at a Republican Party Reception in Alexandria, Virginia
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Do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States.
I was the sole person who had to make that decision. But, when you look back at the alternatives that I had, it was the right decision. And I have no question that it was the right thing to do then. And I'm more certain today.
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