39th Vice President of the United States (1918-1996)
Sometimes it appears that we're reaching a period when our senses and our minds will no longer respond to moderate stimulation. We seem to be approaching an Age of the Gross. Persuasion through speeches and books is too often discarded for disruptive demonstrations aimed at bludgeoning the unconvinced into action.
SPIRO AGNEW
speech in Houston, Texas, May 22, 1970
Bad news drives out good news. The irrational is more controversial than the rational. Concurrence can no longer compete with dissent. One minute of Eldridge Cleaver is worth ten minutes of Roy Wilkins. The labor crises settled at the negotiating table is nothing compared to the confrontation that results in a strike ... normality has become the nemesis of network news.
SPIRO AGNEW
speech the Midwest Republican Regional Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 13, 1969
If you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.
SPIRO AGNEW
speech in Detroit, Michigan, Oct. 18, 1968