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Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature lovers

Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature lovers alike, and it forms a vital part of the heritage we all share as Americans.

Richard M. Nixon
Country, Blessed, Animal
"The Endangered Species Act: Preserving Wildlife, Wonder and Our Natural Heritage for 40 Years" by Jamie Rappaport Clark, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 2, 2013.

Because the public lands belong to all Americans, this 1872 Mining Act should be repealed.

Richard M. Nixon
Land, Conservative, Should
Nixon, Richard M. (1975). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon, 1973”, p.99, Best Books on

Anybody who wants to be an ambassador, wants to pay at least $250,000.

Richard M. Nixon
Ambassadors, Want, Pay

The easiest period in a crisis situation is actually the battle itself. The most difficult is the period of indecision - whether to fight or run away. And the most dangerous period is the aftermath. It is then, with all his resources spent and his guard down, that an individual must watch out for dulled reactions and faulty judgment.

Richard M. Nixon
Running, Fighting, Battle

This Memorial Day should remind us of the greatness that past generations of Americans achieved from Valley Forge to Vietnam, and it should inspire us with the determination to keep America great and free by keeping America safe and strong in our own time, a time of unique destiny and opportunity for our Nation.

Richard M. Nixon
Memorial Day, Strong, Determination
Nixon, Richard M. (1975). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon, 1974”, p.457, Best Books on

I doubt if any of them would even intentionally double-park.

Richard M. Nixon
Doubt, Parks, Ifs

I've never canceled a subscription to a newspaper because of bad cartoons or editorials. If that were the case, I wouldn't have any newspapers or magazines to read.

Richard M. Nixon
Cartoon, Magazines, Cases

Tell them to send everything that can fly.

Richard M. Nixon

The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker.

Richard M. Nixon
Peace, Patriotic, Honor
"Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon, 1969".

The President wants me to argue that he is as powerful a monarch as Louis XIV, only four years at a time, and is not subject to the processes of any court in the land except the court of impeachment.

Richard M. Nixon
Powerful, Years, Land

In a flat choice between smoke and jobs, we're for jobs... But just keep me out of trouble on environmental issues.

Richard M. Nixon
Jobs, Issues, Choices

There are some instances where you may be ahead of us, for example, in the development of the thrust of your rockets for the investigation of outer space; there may be some instances in which we are ahead of you--in color television, for instance.

Richard M. Nixon
Color, Space, Example

Nobody is a friend of ours. Let's face it.

Richard M. Nixon
Politics, Faces, Politician

But also out here in this dreary, difficult war, I think history will record that this may have been one of Americas finest hours, because we took a difficult task and we succeeded.

Richard M. Nixon
War, Thinking, History
Nixon, Richard M. (1971). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon, 1969”, p.588, Best Books on

This is the greatest week in the history of the world since the Creation, because as a result of what happened in this week, the world is bigger, infinitely.

Richard M. Nixon
History, World, Week
Nixon, Richard M. (1971). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon, 1969”, p.542, Best Books on

Listen, I don't know anything about polygraphs and I don't know how accurate they are, but I know they'll scare the hell out of people.

Richard M. Nixon
Science, People, Scare

We shall continue, in this era of negotiation, to work for the limitation of nuclear arms and to reduce the danger of confrontation between the great powers.

Richard M. Nixon
Nuclear, Arms, Eras
Second Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 1973

The sky is no longer the limit.

Richard M. Nixon
Sky, Limits

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
War, Successful, Blessing

I'd like to see people, instead of spending so much time on the ethical problem, get after the problems that really affect the people of this country

Richard M. Nixon
Country, People, Problem

Those few days after Kent State were among the darkest of my presidency.

Richard M. Nixon
Political, Revolution, States

I'll speak for the man, or against him, whichever will do him the most good.

Richard M. Nixon
Men, Speak, He Man

...we must strike a balance so that the protection of our irreplaceable heritage becomes as important as its use. The price of economic growth need not and will not be deterioration in the quality of our lives and our surroundings.

Richard M. Nixon
Growth, Balance, Important
Nixon, Richard M. (1975). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon, 1973”, p.96, Best Books on

Neil and Buzz, I am talking to you by telephone from the Oval Office at the White House, and this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made. . . . Because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man's world. As you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to Earth.

Richard M. Nixon
Moon, Men, Space

You have my assurance that we will respond with full force should the settlement be violated by North Vietnam.

Richard M. Nixon
War, Vietnam, Should