The old question still remains: Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion? — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
Speaker, with mixed emotions we mark the 50th anniversary of the Turkish genocide of the Armenian people. In taking notice of the… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
We . . . declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers. — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
In the two centuries that have passed since 1776, millions upon millions of Americans have worked and taken up arms when necessary… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
The Constitution is the bedrock of all our freedoms; guard and cherish it; keep honor and order in your own house; and… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
I just don't think we should go hellfire damnation around the globe freeing people, unless it is directly related to our own… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion?... Let us show that we can temper… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
We must introduce a new balance in the relationship between the individual and the government--a balance that favors greater individual freedom and… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
The Declaration [of Independence] was not a protest against government, but against the excess of government. It prescribed the proper role of… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
We are bound together by the most powerful of all ties, our fervent love for freedom and independence, which knows no homeland… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works; our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men.… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
One of the enduring truths of the nation's capital is that bureaucrats survive. — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
The old question still remains: Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion? — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
In the firm belief that the American public deserves a better explanation than that thus far given by the Air Force, I strongly recommend… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
The Federal role in overcoming barriers to needed health care should emphasize health care financing programs-such as Medicare and Medicaid. — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
America now is stumbling through the darkness of hatred and divisiveness. Our values, our principles, and our determination to succeed as a free and… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
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… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts. — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
In a democracy, the public has a right to know not only what the government decides, but why and by what process. — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
I had a life-long ambition to be a professional baseball player, but nobody would sign me. — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
Let America symbolize humanity's struggle to conquer nature and master technology. The time has now come for our Government to facilitate the individual's control… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image