Richard M. Nixon Quotes About Idealism

Quotes about: Idealism

• Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that.

  Richard M. Nixon

  Believe, Passion, Garden

• Idealism without realism is impotent. Realism without idealism is immoral.

  Richard M. Nixon

  Realism, Idealism, Immoral

• Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless. The key to effective leadership is pragmatic idealism.

  Richard M. Nixon

  Keys, Idealism, Pragmatism

• Nothing matters more to the future of this Nation than insuring that our young men and women learn to believe in themselves and believe in their dreams, and that they develop this capacitythat you develop this capacity, so that you keep it all of your lives. I believe one of Americas most priceless assets is the idealism which motivates the young people of America. My generation has invested all that it has, not only its love but its hope and faith, in yours.

  Richard M. Nixon

  Love, Dream, Believe

  Remarks at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, January 14, 1971.

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