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Sam Ervin, a distinguished American politician and jurist, played a pivotal role in American history as the chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee during the Watergate scandal. As a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, Ervin earned a reputation as a staunch defender of the Constitution and a champion of civil liberties. His leadership during the Watergate hearings, where he presided with integrity and impartiality, helped uncover the truth about the Nixon administration's involvement in the scandal and reaffirmed the principles of accountability and the rule of law in American democracy.
"Divine right went out with the American Revolution and doesn't belong to the White House aides. What meat do they eat that makes them grow so great?"
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"Divine right went out with the American Revolution and doesn't belong to the White House aides. What meat do they eat that makes them grow so great?"

Authority, Revolution, Right
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"I'll have you understand I am running this court, and the law hasn't got a damn thing to do with it!"
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"I'll have you understand I am running this court, and the law hasn't got a damn thing to do with it!"

Authority, Court, Law, Running
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"If the many allegations made to this date are true, then the burglars who broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate were, in effect, breaking into the home of every citizen."
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"If the many allegations made to this date are true, then the burglars who broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate were, in effect, breaking into the home of every citizen."

Home, Committee, Effect
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"I used to think that the Civil War was our country's greatest tragedy, but I do remember that there were some redeeming features in the Civil War in that there was some spirit of sacrifice and heroism displayed on both sides. I see no redeeming features in Watergate."
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"I used to think that the Civil War was our country's greatest tragedy, but I do remember that there were some redeeming features in the Civil War in that there was some spirit of sacrifice and heroism displayed on both sides. I see no redeeming features in Watergate."

War, Sacrifice, Country, Heroism
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"The President seems to extend executive privilege way out past the atmosphere. What he says is executive privilege is nothing but executive poppycock."
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"The President seems to extend executive privilege way out past the atmosphere. What he says is executive privilege is nothing but executive poppycock."

Nothing, Past, President, Privilege
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"Polygraph tests are 20th-century witchcraft."
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"Polygraph tests are 20th-century witchcraft."

Skepticism, Tests, Witchcraft
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