"If I could find a way to get [Saddam Hussein] out of there, even putting a
contract out on him, if the CIA still did that sort of a thing, assuming it
ever did, I would be for it."
( Richard M. Nixon )
"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are
certain to miss the future."
( John F. Kennedy, 1963 )
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving
peace."
( George Washington )
"If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian
control of the military"
( Harry S. Truman )
"When Bill Clinton blows his taxophone, America will be singing the
blues."
( George Bush )
"It is the responsibility of the citizens to support their government.
It is not the responsibility of the government to support its
citizens."
( Grover Cleveland )
"Once the coffers of the federal governement are opened to the public,
there will be no shutting them again."
( Grover Cleveland )
"Our true choice is not between tax reduction on the one hand and
avoidance of large deficits on the other; it is increasingly clear that
no matter what party is in power . . . an economy hampered by
restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenues to balance our
budget -- just as it will never produce enough jobs or profits."
( John F. Kennedy, December 14, 1962 )
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your
country."
( John F. Kennedy )