I brought myself down. I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I'd had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing.

Richard Nixon

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Topic

Watergate Political scandals American politics

Speaker

Richard Nixon

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Nixon, Richard. "Nixon Interviews." Interviewed by David Frost. ABC, 4 May 1977, pt. 1.

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Colleen McCullough
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The Thorn Birds
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Novel
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Time
1977 1970s 20th century
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McCullough, Colleen. The Thorn Birds. Harper & Row, 1977, epigraph.

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Alexander Hamilton
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Hamilton, Alexander [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 22: The Same Subject Continued: Other Defects of the Present Confederation." New York Packet, 14 Dec. 1787.

Current Citation

Hamilton, Alexander. "No. 22: Continuation.--Hamilton." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.