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Fred F. Fielding

"But look, you did not have to be well versed in politics to know that some stupid things were going on. It is the counsel's job to stop them, and instead the coverup was created."

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"But look, you did not have to be well versed in politics to know that some stupid things were going on. It is the counsel's job to stop them, and instead the coverup was created."

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Donna Grant

"Politicians look for interests not people."

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Donna Grant

"When men reject reason, they have no means left for dealing with one another - except brute, physical force."

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Donna Grant

"Experience is in the fingers and the head. The heart is inexperienced."

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Donna Grant

"And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet."

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Donna Grant

"I believe the term is 'eminent domain.'Ah, yes. That means 'theft by the government."

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Donna Grant

"There is no single truth in a world ruled by many political parties."

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Donna Grant

"Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties."

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Donna Grant

"Democracy is good, but it is not good for an uneducated dogmatic society. Often, that society does not know how to choose wisely."

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Donna Grant

"If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and not love that they hate it."

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Donna Grant

"Majority wins, but majority is not necessarily right and sometimes majority is awfully wrong."

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Fred F. Fielding
"The last eight years have created a lot of deep-seated hostility. People take political decisions very personally, and today there is a constant, ongoing attack, with one side or the other being maligned."

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Fred F. Fielding
"But look, you did not have to be well versed in politics to know that some stupid things were going on. It is the counsel's job to stop them, and instead the coverup was created."

Politics

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Fred F. Fielding
"Dean had just come from seeing his lawyer. That was the first time that I found out that he had consulted a lawyer. He wanted to tell me what he thought was going on, but he was writing it down as if my house was bugged. He acted like everything was bugged."

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Fred F. Fielding
"I'm still friendly with Dean. He still calls me on the phone from time to time. John Dean was fired and later ended up spending some time in prison for his role in Watergate."

Time

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Fred F. Fielding
"It became evident to me that there was a very serious political element at work. I know that the term impeachment was bandied about. I do not believe, however, that the word was used with the ferocity it was more recently or that it was in the Nixon years."

Work

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Fred F. Fielding
"Soon after I returned to private practice, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger called me one day."

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Fred F. Fielding
"The Nixon years were trying. They honed my judgment for everything I did later on. The experience also illustrated for me the importance of training young lawyers properly."

Experience

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Fred F. Fielding
"Morgan, Lewis is a very large firm now, but it was not quite as big then. It was exciting for an associate in those days, because you got good and varied assignments and terrific training."

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Fred F. Fielding
"This drama between Dean and Ehrlichman took place while I was trying to give the contents to the FBI."

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Fred F. Fielding
"It is hard for people outside the White House to understand the constant daily problems and issues that come up that require the president's attention, but he can not let himself get too personally involved."

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