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I would rather be loved by somebody who respected me.

I would rather be beaten, and be a man, than to be elected and be a little puppy dog.

I respect the office of the president.

I would rather be right than President.

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

Unlike the general public, I rather like most politicians.

When it comes to the president, we have to respect him, we have to protect him, and we have to correct him. And in my career, since he'd been on the national stage at least, I've had - I've always respected the president.

I would rather be an independent senator, governed by my own views, going for the good of the country, uncontrolled by any thing which mortal man can bring to bear upon me, than to be president of the United States, put there as presidents of the United States have been for many years past.

I could never go into politics, because I'm far too impatient and I'd want to be a dictator, albeit a benevolent one... I would hope.