Elliot Richardson Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“They've got him - credible witnesses, documents, heaven knows what else. In all my years as a prosecutor I have never seen such an open-and-shut case.”

“The Watergate reforms did work well for many years, and if improved and broadened, these reforms can have real and major impact on the system today.”

“The vice president had a bargaining asset, however, that no ordinary person has: He was next in line to the presidency. I saw no chance that he would resign first, then take his chances on trial, conviction, and jail.”

“I had come to regard the U.S. Senate's rejection of the League of Nations as a tragic mistake.”

“I said the first concern of the administration of justice must, of course, be the individual. The second concern is the truth.”

“My most important task must be an attempt to bring the monster under democratic direction and control.”

“It often seemed like we had become a nation where the only heroes were rock singers and ball players and that there were no large men of probity who could be called upon for the task.”

“Mr. President, I believe your real problem is that you have somehow been unable to realize that you have won, not only won, but been re-elected by a tremendous margin.”

“The idea of being in the State Department was exciting. On the other hand, I always had in the back of my mind going into politics. If I stayed in Washington, I might end up a government hack.”