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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

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Gerald R. Ford
Age: 93 †
Born: 1913
Born: July 14
Died: 2006
Died: December 26
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