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Spiro T. Agnew was an American politician who served as the 39th Vice President of the United States under President Richard Nixon. Known for his outspoken conservatism and his controversial rhetoric, Agnew became a polarizing figure during his time in office. He resigned from the vice presidency in 1973 amidst allegations of corruption, leaving behind a complicated legacy in American political history.
"The American people should be made aware of the trend toward monopolization of the great public information vehicles and the concentration of more and more power over public opinion in fewer and fewer hands."
"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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"A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government."
"The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as the generation gap."
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