The best Quotes by Gerald R. Ford

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The best Quotes by Gerald R. Ford

Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 - December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He previously served as the 40th vice president under President Richard Nixon from 1973 to 1974.

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Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

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

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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.

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

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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California has officially announced that jaywalking is now no longer a crime. So congratulations to the Californians who like walking places. This is great news for the six of you.

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Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day.

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I've lived out West some... I've always liked the High Plains areas - eastern Colorado, eastern Wyoming, western Nebraska.

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They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Nebraska - and that's pretty much the same thing.

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.

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Perhaps it would be more useful if I were to transfigure Mr. Potter and yourself into a pocket watch? That way, one of you might be on time.

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Every night I watch the sunset and soak up every last ray of its warmth, and send it from my heart to yours.

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For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

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We are not the sum of our possessions.

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Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense… human rights invented America.

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