Today I know this: when it comes time to take stock, the most painful wound is that of broken friendships; and there is nothing more foolish than to sacrifice a friendship to politics.

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When Richard Nixon was president, he made sure to surround himself with his supporters. Richard Nixon made sure that no one was his enemy. He even went as far as saying that he didn’t consider anyone outside of the White House as friends or allies. Nixon would not tolerate anyone that could stand in the way of his presidency.

Richard Nixon was too busy trying to protect himself and his political agenda to learn the value of friendship. If Richard Nixon had spent more time building friendships, he might have realized that all of them were there for him when he needed them most, and the country would have stayed together even longer than it did.

Source: Encounter

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