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" We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another. "

Richard M. Nixon

People

Nation

Great

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" Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more. "

William Henry Harrison

Government

Wish

True

" The Pledge clearly acknowledges the fact that our freedoms in this country come from God, not government. "

" We really need a public-interest government that is not taking marching orders from the fossil-fuel industry and the banks and the war profiteers. We really need a government that is acting on our behalf. "

" My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more than I say. I always produce more than I promise. "

Richard M. Nixon

Always

Performance

" If the Democrats want to insult women by making them believe that they are helpless without Uncle Sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it. "

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" Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government. "