Quote by Bob Woodward
After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war

After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history won, largely because of Nixons tapes. – Bob Woodward

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Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with a sad and dramatic ending. – Bob Woodward

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Nixons grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped. – Bob Woodward

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Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government. – Bob Woodward

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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history. – Plato, Ion

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Throughout history no one has suffered more than God. He has suffered because his own children fell away from him. Ever since the Fall, God has been working tirelessly for the restoration of mankind. People do not know this brokenhearted aspect of God. – Sun Myung Moon

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Music can be healing, and with my history and my knowledge of both sides of what looks like a gigantic divide in the world, I feel I can point a way forward to our common humanity again. – Cat Stevens

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The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice. – Mark Twain

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It is the sincere desire of the writer that our citizens should early understand that the genuine source of correct republican principles is the bible, particularly the New Testament or the Christian religion. – Noah Webster

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I have resolved on an enterprise that has no precedent and will have no imitator. I want to set before my fellow human beings a man in every way true to nature and that man will be myself. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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I dont know if it has set in or not. Honestly, its crazy. Its such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. Its like winning the lottery. Im proud to be a member of such an amazing cast – thats the best award of all. – Hailee Steinfeld

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I am convinced that the universe is under the control of a loving purpose, and that in the struggle for righteousness man has cosmic companionship. – Martin Luther King,Jr.