“We are reaping the whirlwind for a decade of growing disrespect for law, decency and principle in America.”
Richard M. Nixon
Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, made this statement during his address to the Bohemian Club in San Francisco on July 29, 1967. At the time, America was in the throes of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, both of which were causing significant social and political upheaval. Nixon’s quote reflects his concern about the growing disregard for law, decency, and principle in America, which he believed was leading to a whirlwind of consequences.
Nixon himself would later become a symbol of this whirlwind when he resigned from the presidency in 1974 following the Watergate scandal. His administration’s involvement in the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters and the subsequent cover-up was seen as a blatant disregard for the law, leading to a loss of public trust in the government.
