Carolina QuotesAs long as I have a mind to think, a tongue to speak, and a heart to love my country, I shall deny that the Constitution confers any arbitrary power
Sam Ervin
Carolinian
Source
Remarks in the U.S. Senate after President Nixon refused to release the White House tapes, 1973; quoted in UPI, April 24, 1985
- form
- speech
- work
- Senate remarks on the Watergate tapes
- year
- 1973
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