Gerald R. Ford Quotes

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• We . . . declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers.
• The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.
• Truth is the glue that holds government together.
• In the age-old contest between popularity and principle, only those willing to lose for their convictions are deserving of posterity's approval.
• If it is a clichй to say athletics build character as well as muscle, then I subscribe to the clich.
• Music education opens doors that help children pass from school into the world around them - a world of work, culture, intellectual activity, and human…
• I would like to deny all allegations by Bob Hope that during my last game of golf, I hit an eagle, a birdie, an elk…
• An American tragedy in which we all have played a part.
• The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a snootful at the same time?
• As I rejected amnesty, so I reject revenge. I ask all Americans who ever asked for goodness and mercy in their lives, who ever sought…
• My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.
• My golf must be improving, I'm not hitting as many spectators.
• Today, America can regain the sense of pride that existed before Vietnam. These events, tragic as they are, portend neither the end of the world…
• I think they ought to be treated equally. Period.
• For nearly two hundred years, our nation has derived its strength from the diversity of its people and of their beliefs. That strength has been…
• If I went back to college again, I'd concentrate on learning to write and to speak before an audience . Nothing is more important than…
• I am committed to furthering the self-determination of Indian communities but without terminating the special relationship between the Federal Government and the Indian people. I…
• My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works; our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here…
• America now is stumbling through the darkness of hatred and divisiveness. Our values, our principles, and our determination to succeed as a free and democratic…
• I know well the coequal role of the Congress in our constitutional process. I love the House of Representatives. I revere the traditions of the…

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