Richard Nixon having a mental breakdown at his impeachment trial the trial would end in Nixon going on I tirade against all those he blamed for "ruining" his presidency
Egyptian-British communist activist Omar Sharif allegedly spoke this to fellow members of the Verus Pax Liberation Front before his assassination of Frank Yockey (September 18, 1917 –December 3, 1984), the then-US President. In truth, he said something else.
An unnamed CIA agent recorded talking to President Richard Nixon about communist fighters in Laos and Cambodia. Nixon allegedly had a habit of sending field agents to sabotage communist militants, and taking it poorly when they failed due to lack of intelligence and proper supplies.
Excerpt from a 2005 C.N.N. interview with “Wang Weilin”, the famous “Tank Man” protester who stood in the way of a column of P.L.A. Type-59 tanks during the 1989 Tiananmen Square Incident. Wang was arrested by Chinese authorities following his non-violent protest and sentenced to a prison term in a Manchurian penal colony. In 1994 Wang managed to escape and make his way across the border to Russia and from there to the United States. He has since resided in Los Angels, California and became an active member of various Western-based anti-P.R.C. organizations.
Cicero, the famous Roman lawyer, philosopher, statesman, and general, on the preface to what was to become the single bloodiest battle in Roman history, the Battle of the Tiber. Over 80,000 Roman troops and an unknown number of barbarians were killed during the battle, which saw the barbarian hordes under the priest-king Maelmi the Merciless, supposed to have sold his soul to Pluto to gain fell powers, attempt to invade Rome. Cicero later became a major military leader in the Maelmian War, in which the Roman Republic fought off the hordes of Maelmi to restore peace to Europa.
Franz Ferdinand, King of the Danubian Federation, in response to a proposal to use a propaganda campaign to cause unrest in Italian Albania and if possible spark open rebellion. While officially holding no political power, Ferdinand was largely viewed by most in the federation as a much more worthy leader than many of the prime ministers of the Federation.
Shakespeare's most famous quote. When surprising Queen Elizabeth with a play, he pioneered meta humor.
Stephenie Meyer, Governor of Arizona, to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on his stance with free trade treaties.
Synchronized flag waving has got to be one of the weirdest sports ever devised, but silly as it may seem today, it did make some kind of sense back in the 1930s and 40s, with Germany frustrated, the USSR contained, Mussolini reaping the fruits of an economic boom, and Britain and France having the means to come down hard on any would-be military adventurers, regular war just wasn't in the menu.
New English politician Samuel Clemmens, speaking on the economic domination of Europe by the French Consulate (later the Great European Consulate) under First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon created the Continental System, which excluded Britain and Russia from trading with Europe, while also ensuring military protection for members. The pineapple would be a symbol of the system, as Napoleon successfully maneuvered France into the position of economic lynchpin of Europe by being the source of most trade with the colonies in Asia and the Americas.
WWIII came from disputes among China and Russia and lasted three years from 1974 to 1977. This line itself was from writer Ronald Reagan.
An ironic line from the Sith lord in disguise, Chancellor Palpatine, in the movie Revenge of the Sith. However, his evil plans are foiled by Senator Padme Amidala, even after he has lured her husband to the dark side.
The most famous line from the 1959 radio broadcast to America by Iva Toguri D'Aquino, during the darkest hour of World War III. By this time, the Soviet Union had conquered Canada and was steadily moving south across the border; the speech is generally credited with raising American morale during the Battle of Minneapolis, resulting in an American victory and the turning of the tide for the war. Toguri continued to make speeches throughout the course of the war, which eventually resulted in the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
