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" I think that everyone is kind of confused about the information they get from the media and rightly so. I'm confused about the information I get from the media. "

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" The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into making the cover-up. And when you understand the step, you understand that Richard Nixon lied. That he was a criminal. "

Bob Woodward

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" I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch. "

" I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television. "

" A reporter's ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government. "

" I have gone on the air and announced my telephone number at the Washington Post. I go into the night, talking to people, looking for things. The great dreaded thing every reporter lives with is what you don't know. The source you didn't go to. The phone call you didn't return. "

" After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history won, largely because of Nixon's tapes. "

" The cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or be clarified. "

" There are people who take rumors and embellish them in a way that can be devastating. And this pollution has to be eradicated by people in our business as best we can. "

" Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government. "

Bob Woodward

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" The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took 26 months for the final truth to be known. "

" I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us. "

" When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making. "

" If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources. "

" The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out and lead to the uncovering of the others. Nixon was too willing to use the power of government to settle scores and get even with enemies. "

" I don't think there will ever be a permanent truce, but I believe the media needs to be more careful and be willing to count to 10 before rushing on the air or into print. "

" Watergate is an immensely complicated scandal with a cast of characters as varied as a Tolstoy novel. "

" Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with a sad and dramatic ending. "

" Nixon had some large achievements in foreign affairs. They will be remembered. But a president probably gets remembered for one thing, and Watergate will head the Nixon list, I suspect. "

" The central dilemma in journalism is that you don't know what you don't know. "

" We're not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I'm sure. "

" I have found people don't want to be told. That they can figure it out. "

" Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or anything with no holds barred. "

Bob Woodward

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" If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's too soft or too hard, about 999 would say too hard. "

" It was accountability that Nixon feared. "