Spiro Agnew Quotes - Famous Quotes by Spiro Agnew
Born: 1918-11-09
Died: 1996-09-17
Spiro Agnew Biography
A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals. (NY Times, 20 Oct 69)
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All sport... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where objectives are clear, where the desire to win is not only permissible, but encouraged.
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An intellectual is a man who doesn't know how to park a bike.
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Confronted with the choice, the American people would choose the policeman's truncheon over the anarchist's bomb.
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I didn't say I wouldn't go into ghetto areas. I've been in many of them and to some extent I would say this; if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.
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In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism. (San Diego, 11 Sept 1970)
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The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as the generation gap.
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They have formed their own 4-H club - the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history.
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Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.
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To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.
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