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Gerald R. Ford

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

-Gerald R. Ford

alone

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

-Gerald R. Ford

experience

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

-Gerald R. Ford

experience

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

family

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

future

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

future

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

government

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

government

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

-Gerald R. Ford

government

Truth is the glue that holds government together.

-Gerald R. Ford

government

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

-Gerald R. Ford

government

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

-Gerald R. Ford

history

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

-Gerald R. Ford

hope

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

-Gerald R. Ford

sports

I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.

-Gerald R. Ford

sports

I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.

-Gerald R. Ford

sports

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

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.

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

Truth is the glue that holds government together.

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

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

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

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

I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.

I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.

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.

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

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