"Former United States Sen. Fred Thompson passed away on Sunday, according to a report from The Tennessean.
Thompson, 73, who served in the Senate from 1994-2003 as a Republican from Tennessee, is also known for his role as an attorney in the Watergate investigation (which led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon), his time spent as an actor on Law & Order, and his run for president in the 2008 elections.
Thompson’s death occurred after a recurrence of lymphoma. According to reports, he was diagnosed with cancer in 2004 and was said to have gone in remission in 2007.
He died while in Nashville.
Here are 31 quotes and tweets to remember Thompson’s active political career."
3. “This country has shed more blood for the freedom of other people than all the other nations in the history of the world combined, and I’m tired of people feeling like they’ve got to apologize for America,” Thompson said at the Iowa State Fair in 2007.
5. “After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood,” he said in a speech before the Commonwealth Club of California.
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Read 'em all and remember a great American
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