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Nixon, Richard Milhous
1913–94
1913–94
1
There can be no whitewash at the White House.
on Watergate
I brought myself down. I gave them a sword. And they stuck it in.
When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.
There can be no whitewash at the White House.
on Watergate
television speech, 30 April 1973
I brought myself down. I gave them a sword. And they stuck it in.
television interview, 19 May 1977
When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.
David Frost
I Gave Them a Sword
(1978) ch. 8
Nkrumah, Kwame
1900–72
1900–72
1
Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. They claim it as their own and none can keep it from them.
Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. They claim it as their own and none can keep it from them.
speech in Accra, 10 July 1953
Noel, Caroline Maria
1817–77
1817–77
1
At the name of Jesus
Every knee shall bow,
Every tongue confess him
King of glory now.
At the name of Jesus
Every knee shall bow,
Every tongue confess him
King of glory now.
"At the name of Jesus" (1861 hymn).
Noel, Thomas
1799–1861
1799–1861
1
Rattle his bones over the stones;
He's only a pauper, whom nobody owns!
Rattle his bones over the stones;
He's only a pauper, whom nobody owns!
"The Pauper's Drive" (1841)
North, Christopher
1785–1854
1785–1854
1
His Majesty's dominions, on which the sun never sets.
His Majesty's dominions, on which the sun never sets.
Blackwood's Magazine
(April 1829) "Noctes Ambrosianae" no. 42.
Northcliffe, Alfred Harmsworth, Lord
1865–1922
1865–1922
1
The power of the press is very great, but not so great as the power of suppress.
When I want a peerage, I shall buy it like an honest man.
The power of the press is very great, but not so great as the power of suppress.
office message,
Daily Mail
1918
When I want a peerage, I shall buy it like an honest man.
Tom Driberg
Swaff
(1974) ch. 2
Norton, Caroline
1808–77
1808–77
1
And all our calm is in that balm—
Not lost but gone before.
And all our calm is in that balm—
Not lost but gone before.
"Not Lost but Gone Before"
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