John Dean Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.”
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“Doing time is like climbing a mountain wearing roller skates.”
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“I've been surfing so many years and it's a pretty strong part of my life so I'm not gonna give that up.”
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“Bill Rehnquist makes Barry Goldwater look like a liberal.”
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“I began by telling the president that there was a cancer growing on the presidency and that if the cancer was not removed the president himself would be killed by it.”
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“Had the Senate or House, or both, censured or somehow warned Richard Nixon, the tragedy of Watergate might have been prevented. Hopefully the Senate will not sit by while even more serious abuses unfold before it.”
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“History never exactly repeats itself, but it does some rather good impressions.”
-- John Dean
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