“The reward of suffering is experience.”
Experience“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.”
Courage“The reward of suffering is experience.”
Experience“My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.”
Dad“Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides.”
History“We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.”
Communication“In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.”
Great“The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.”
Great“Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.”
Experience“I would rather have peace in the world than be President.”
Peace“The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members.”
Freedom“Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.”
Art“The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President that is what it will remain. They have a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin's.”
History“When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril.”
Fear“All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.”
Time“Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination.”
Government“You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.”
Politics“When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.”
Government“All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.”
Politics“Study men, not historians.”
Men“There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.”
History“It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work.”
Time