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Gerald R. Ford
July 14, 1913 - December 26, 2006
Nationality: American
Category: President
Subcategory: American President

Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.

   

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.

    Topics: Family

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

   

For millions of men and women, the church has been the hospital for the soul, the school for the mind and the safe depository for moral ideas.

   

Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

   

I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.

   

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.

   

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.

   

I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.

   

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.

   

History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.

   

I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.

   

Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people's urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.

   

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