I think of what happened to Greece and Rome, and you see wh… - Richard Nixon

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I think of what happened to Greece and Rome, and you see what is left—only the pillars. What has happened, of course, is that the great civilizations of the past, as they have become wealthy, as they have lost their will to live, to improve, they then have become subject to decadence that eventually destroys the civilization. The United States is now reaching that period.

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Richard Milhous Nixon (9 January 1913 – 22 April 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974, when he became the only president to resign the office. Nixon had previously served as a Republican U.S. representative and senator from California from 1947 to 1952 and as the 36th vice president of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

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Birth Name: Richard Milhous Nixon

Also Known As: Dick Nixon

Alternative Names: Nixon • President Nixon • R. Nixon • R. M. Nixon • Richard M. Nixon • Tricky Dick • President Richard Nixon

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