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" You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character. "

Richard M. Nixon

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" Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency. "

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" 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. "

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" Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of my presidency the media tried to force everything else to revolve around it. "

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" Solutions are not the answer. "

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" Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government. "

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" It I talked about Watergate, I was described as struggling to free myself from the morass. If I did not talk about Watergate, I was accused of being out of touch with reality. "

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" I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing. "

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" Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that. "

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" If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories. "

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" Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth. "

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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. "

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" The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire. "

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