"Nixon was a professional politician, and I..." - Quote by Hunter S Thompson

“Fear is a healthy instinct, not a sign of weakness. It is a natural self-defense mechanism that is common to felines, wolves, hyenas, and most humans. Even fruit bats know fear, and I salute them for it. If you think the world is weird now, imagine how weird it would be if wild beasts had no fear.”

“The mind of America is seized by a fatal dry rot - and it's only a question of time before all that the mind controls will run amuck in a frenzy of stupid, impotent fear.”

“Sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind but falling in love and not getting arrested.”

“The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election.”

“General de Gaulle was a thoroughly bad boy. The day he arrived, he thought he was Joan of Arc and the following day he insisted that he was Georges Clemenceau.”

“Perhaps there is a simple answer -- not an easy answer -- but simple: If you and I have the courage to tell our elected officials that we want our national policy based on what we know in our hearts is morally right.”

“When a leader reaches out in passion, he is usually met with an answering passion.”

“[JF] Kennedy was a deceitful man. He was a cold-blooded politician whose purpose was to get elected.”

“You have achieved excellence as a leader when people will follow you anywhere if only out of curiosity.”