Richard Nixon Quotes
The people's right to change what does not work is one of the greatest principles in our system of government
Nixon, Richard. "State of the Union Address." January 22, 1971. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard Nixon, 1971, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972, p. 52.
He and Thomas Jefferson were the two most vocal propononents of this view amongst the Founding Fathers.
Cochrane became the Admiral in Chief of 2 Different South American Nations—Peru and Brazil—fighting for their independence. Incredibly enough, he was able to form idealistic freedom fighters with no naval experience into navies which defeated both the Spanish and Portuguese fleets at a time when those countries had world class navies. His achievements on behalf of the South Americans are often regarded as the most remarkable naval achievements in history.
Henry was advocating rejection of the Constitution without a Bill of Rights. He narrowly lost the vote, but his speech was one of the major catalysts for the later adoption of the Bill of Rights.
Technically the correct title is Chief Justice of the United States. He was one of the longest-serving Chief Justices and in his tenure the court did change from a liberal court to a conservative one.
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to national prominence as a representative and senator from California. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency, he became the only president to resign from the office, following the Watergate scandal.
