"History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion."
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Quotes by Gerald R. Ford
Gerald R. Ford, the 38th President of the United States, served from 1974 to 1977 during a pivotal time marked by national turmoil. Born on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska, Ford rose to prominence as a football star at the University of Michigan and later served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. His presidency is often remembered for its efforts to heal a nation recovering from the Watergate scandal and his controversial decision to pardon Richard Nixon. Ford's legacy embodies resilience and integrity in leadership.
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"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"Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule."
Gerald R. Ford"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
"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"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