John N. Mitchell
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"John Newton Mitchell" was the Attorney General of the United States from 1969 to 1972 under President Richard Nixon. Prior to that, he was a noted New York municipal bond lawyer, director of Nixon's Richard Nixon presidential campaign, 1968/1968 presidential campaign, and one of Nixon's closest personal friends; after his tenure as Attorney General, he served as director of Nixon's United States presidential election, 1972/1972 presidential campaign. Due to his involvement in the Watergate affair, he was sentenced to prison in 1977, serving 19 months. As Attorney General, Mitchell was noted for personifying the "law-and-order" positions of the Nixon administration, amid several high-profile anti-war demonstrations.

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In my mind, the re-election of Richard Nixon, compared with what was available on the other side, was so much more important that I put it in just that context.

Frustrated love has been the incentive for many great works.

Let us be tried by our actions.

Not much more can happen to you after you lose your reputation and your wife.

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree.