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From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2007-01-26:

"I looked upon him as my personal friend. And I always treasured our relationship. And I had no hesitancy about granting the pardon, because I felt that we had this relationship and that I didn't want to see my real friend have the stigma." -- Gerald Ford, former U.S. President explaining the real reason for his pardon of former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon: concern for a friend, not the welfare of his nation. From a 2005 interview with Bob Woodward.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/28/AR2006122801247.html

(submitted to the mailing list by John S. Karabaic)