▁dog ▁and ▁I ▁just ▁want ▁to ▁say ▁this ▁right ▁now , ▁that ▁regardless ▁of ▁what ▁they ▁say ▁about ▁it , ▁we ' re ▁g onna ▁keep ▁it ." ▁– ▁famous ▁line ▁from ▁the ▁Check ers ▁speech ▁delivered ▁by ▁Richard ▁N ixon . ▁" Are ▁you ▁now ▁or ▁have ▁you ▁ever ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ?" ▁inf am ous ▁question ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁Un - American ▁Activ ities ▁Committee ▁during ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War . ▁" Have ▁you ▁no ▁sense ▁of ▁dec ency , ▁sir ? ▁At ▁long ▁last , ▁have ▁you ▁left ▁no ▁sense ▁of ▁dec ency ? ", ▁Joseph ▁N . ▁Wel ch ▁confront s ▁Senator ▁Joseph ▁Mc Car thy ▁during ▁the ▁tele vised ▁Army – Mc Car thy ▁hear ings ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 s – 1 9 7 0 s ▁" A sk ▁not ▁what ▁your ▁country ▁can ▁do ▁for ▁you — ask ▁what ▁you ▁can ▁do ▁for ▁your ▁country ", ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁In aug ural ▁address ▁of ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy . ▁" You ▁won ' t ▁have ▁N ixon ▁to ▁kick ▁around ▁anymore ," ▁said ▁by ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁when ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁politics ▁after ▁losing ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁California ▁g ubern atorial ▁election . ▁" I ch ▁bin ▁ein ▁Berliner ", ▁said ▁by ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁in ▁West ▁Berlin . ▁“ In ▁the ▁name