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This is a generation weaned on Watergate, and there is no presumption of innocence and no presumption of good intentions. Instead, there is a presumption that, without relentless scrutiny, the government will misbehave.

The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite guard of political adolescents to by-pass the regular party organization and dictate the terms of a national election.

I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.

The great thing about Watergate is, is that the system worked. The American system worked. The press did its job. We did what we were supposed to do.

It would seem that the Watergate story from beginning to end could be used as a primer on the American political system.

Watergate was a constitutional crisis of the highest order.

I believe that President Nixon was right in what he did at Watergate. Lack of respect for authority and things like socialism are turning this into a weak, effeminate country.

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

When a president makes up law as he goes, no one knows what the law is anymore.

Lawyers didn't seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something.