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Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.
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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The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.
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The harder you work, the luckier you are, and I worked like hell.
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There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.
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We . . . declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers.
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A great nation cannot abandon its responsibilities. Responsibilities abandoned today return as more acute crises tomorrow.
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Too often critics seem more intent on seeking new ways to alter Congress than to truly learn how it functions. They might well profit from the advice of Thomas Huxley, who said a century ago: Sit down before facts as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notionor you shall learn nothing.
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There is an American tragedy in which we all have played a part.
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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.
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If you have not chosen me by secret ballot, neither have I gained office by any secret promises. I have not campaigned either for the Presidency or the Vice Presidency. I have not subscribed to any partisan platform. I am indebted to no man, and only to one womanmy dear wifeas I begin this very difficult job.
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An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history conviction results from whatever offense or offenses two-thirds of the other body considers to be sufficiently serious to require removal of the accused from office.
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My golf must be improving, I'm not hitting as many spectators.
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I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.
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My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.
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