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Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
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NUMBER:
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1939 |
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AUTHOR:
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Richard Milhous Nixon (1913–94) |
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QUOTATION:
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A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning. |
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ATTRIBUTION:
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RICHARD M. NIXON, address before the National Association of Manufacturers, New York City, December 8, 1967.—James J. Kilpatrick quoted a transcript in his syndicated column in The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., December 26, 1967, p. A13. Nixon’s topic was the “war in our cities.” |
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SUBJECTS:
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War |
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