历史上的尼克松 真的是演说家和骗子?
<p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crook">crook</span>.” <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quote">quote</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="popularise">popularise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>”, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>“我不是骗子。”40年前的这一周，理查德•尼克松(<span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span>)辞任美国总统，他在政治生涯发表的所有言论中，这一句流传下来。他也让“沉默的大多数”这个短语广为人知，不过人们很少提到这是他说的。</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span>: <span word="we">we</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quote">quote</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hindsight">hindsight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="audacious">audacious</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Lewinsky">Lewinsky</span>” (<span word="another">another</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twisted">twisted</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="sword">sword</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trusty">trusty</span> <span word="shield">shield</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="play">play</span>”, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="jailed">jailed</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="admitting">admitting</span> <span word="perjury">perjury</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perverting">perverting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> (<span word="Nixon">Nixon</span> <span word="biographer">biographer</span> <span word="Jonathan">Jonathan</span> <span word="Aitken">Aitken</span>).</p><p>说一句显而易见的话：我们之所以记住前面那一句，是因为事后看来，那是一句如此大胆的谎言。可以跟这句话媲美的还有，“我没跟那个女人、莱温斯基(<span word="Lewinsky">Lewinsky</span>)女士发生性关系”（出自另一位美国前总统比尔•克林顿(<span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>)），和承诺“以简单的真理之剑和英国式公平竞争的信任之盾，切除腐败扭曲的资讯业之癌”，说这话的人在承认伪证罪和妨碍司法公正罪之后被投入监狱，他就是尼克松传记的作者乔纳森•艾特肯(<span word="Jonathan">Jonathan</span> <span word="Aitken">Aitken</span>)。</p>
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