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The Constitution Supposes What The History Of All Governments Demonstrates, That The Executive Is The Branch Of Power Most Interested In War And Most Prone To It. It Has Accordingly With Studied Care, Vested The Question Of War In The Legislature. [if A President Is Successful In Bypassing The Congress] It Is Evident That The People Are Cheated Out Of The Best Ingredients In The Government, The Safeguards Of Peace Which Is The Greatest Of Their Blessings.

-Richard M. Nixon

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The Constitution Supposes What The History Of All Governments Demonstrates, That The Executive Is The Branch Of Power Most Interested In War And Most Prone To It. It Has Accordingly With Studied Care, Vested The Question Of War In The Legislature. [if A President Is Successful In Bypassing The Congress] It Is Evident That The People Are Cheated Out Of The Best Ingredients In The Government, The Safeguards Of Peace Which Is The Greatest Of Their Blessings.

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There Is No Such Thing As A Nonpolitical Speech By A Politician.

The Press Is The Enemy.

Our Idea Is To Create A Situation In Which Those Lands To Which We Have Obligations Or In Which We Have Interests, If They Are Ready To Fight A Fire, Should Be Able To Count On Us To Furnish The Hose And Water.

The Time Has Come For Us To Draw The Line. The Time Has Come For The Responsible Leaders Of Both Political Parties To Take A Stand Against Overgrown Government And For The American Taxpayer.

They Say, "gee, You Look Great." That Means They Thought You Looked Like Hell Before.

Before We Become Too Arrogant With The Most Deadly Of The Seven Deadly Sins, The Sin Of Pride, Let Us Remember That The Two Great Wars Of This Century, Wars Which Cost Twenty Million Dead, Were Fought Between Christian Nations Praying To The Same God.

Because The Public Lands Belong To All Americans, This 1872 Mining Act Should Be Repealed.

You Have To Face The Fact That The Whole Problem Is Really The Blacks. The Key Is To Devise A System That Recognizes This All While Not Appearing To.

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