Who Said It: Richard M. Nixon or Hunter S. Thompson?
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"Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in the toilet."
Richard M. Nixon
Hunter S. Thompson
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."
Richard M. Nixon
Hunter S. Thompson
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."
Richard M. Nixon
Hunter S. Thompson
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."
Richard M. Nixon
Hunter S. Thompson
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."
Richard M. Nixon
Hunter S. Thompson
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.
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"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours."
Richard M. Nixon
Hunter S. Thompson
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"If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center in the world?"
Richard M. Nixon
Hunter S. Thompson
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.
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"I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes."
Richard M. Nixon
Hunter S. Thompson
ANSWER: Nixon probably hated disco, too. Nixon probably hated disco, too.
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"Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out."
Richard M. Nixon
Hunter S. Thompson
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."
Richard M. Nixon
Hunter S. Thompson
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.
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"If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never stood for anything."
Richard M. Nixon
Hunter S. Thompson