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Never forget, the press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.

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Richard M. Nixon
Age: 81 †
Born: 1913
Born: January 9
Died: 1994
Died: April 22
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