All Gerald R. Ford Quotes
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.
Gerald R. Ford
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My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.
Gerald R. Ford
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The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite guard of political adolescents to by-pass the regular party organization and dictate the terms of a national election.
Gerald R. Ford
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History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.
Gerald R. Ford
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I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.
Gerald R. Ford
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All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.
Gerald R. Ford
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Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.
Gerald R. Ford
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It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. It's a quality to be proud of. But it's a quality that many people seem to have neglected.
Gerald R. Ford
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There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.
Gerald R. Ford
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If Lincoln were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave.
Gerald R. Ford
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Things are more like today than they have ever been before.
Gerald R. Ford
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My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage.
Gerald R. Ford
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Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.
Gerald R. Ford
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I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.
Gerald R. Ford
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