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"Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in the toilet."
ANSWER: The angry rantings of the ex-commander-in-chief during a 1980 interview with The Palm Beach Post. The angry rantings of the ex-commander-in-chief during a 1980 interview with The Palm Beach Post.
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"Politics is the art of controlling your environment."
ANSWER: If Nixon could have better controlled his environment, he might have been more successful in his debates with Kennedy. If Nixon could have better controlled his environment, he might have been more successful in his debates with Kennedy.
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"Absolute truth is a rare and dangerous commodity in the world of professional journalism."
ANSWER: While this sentiment was certainly something both men could relate with, it was Mr. Thompson who vocalized it. While this sentiment was certainly something both men could relate with, it was Mr. Thompson who vocalized it.
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"Paranoia is just another word for ignorance."
ANSWER: He wrote this near the end of his life in his 2004 book Kingdom of Fear. He wrote this near the end of his life in his 2004 book Kingdom of Fear.
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"Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist."
ANSWER: Dr. Thompson wasn’t the only one who hated bureaucrats with a passion. Dr. Thompson wasn’t the only one who hated bureaucrats with a passion.
6 of 11
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours."
7 of 11
"If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center in the world?"
ANSWER: That was Nixon in 1960, discussing the Lloyd Shopping Center in Portland, Oregon. That was Nixon in 1960, discussing the Lloyd Shopping Center in Portland, Oregon.
8 of 11
"I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes."
ANSWER: Nixon probably hated disco, too. Nixon probably hated disco, too.
9 of 11
"Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out."
ANSWER: While Hunter became a historical figure through his unique documentation of current events, he is still supplemental to Nixon’s role in history. While Hunter became a historical figure through his unique documentation of current events, he is still supplemental to Nixon’s role in history.
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"For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled."
ANSWER: While this sounds like it could have been a wartime quote by Nixon, it was said by none other than Mr. Thompson. While this sounds like it could have been a wartime quote by Nixon, it was said by none other than Mr. Thompson.
