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When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to decide is what to say.
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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In the firm belief that the American public deserves a better explanation than that thus far given by the Air Force, I strongly recommend that there be a committee investigation of the UFO phenomena. I think we owe it to the people to establish credibility regarding UFOs, and to produce the greatest possible enlightenment of the subject.
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In a democracy, the public has a right to know not only what the government decides, but why and by what process.
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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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Humor can help you to disagree without being disagreeable. The key in democracy is not necessarily that we agree, but that we participate....Despite all the heavy problems- domestic and international- there is humor. Humor transcends partisanship.
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Ronald Reagan was an excellent leader of our nation during challenging times at home and abroad.
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We must proceed with our own energy development. Exploitation of domestic petroleum and natural gas potentialities, along with nuclear, solar, geothermal, and non-fossil fuels is vital. We will never again permit any foreign nation to have Uncle Sam over a barrel of oil.
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The Constitution is the bedrock of all our freedoms guard and cherish it keep honor and order in your own house and the republic will endure.
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Frankly, I've never felt voting to be all that essential to the process.
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I know I will go to hell, because I pardoned Richard Nixon.
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It feels like getting a back massage from the Grim Reaper: one must get comfortable with the most horrifying things in the world.
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Obviously, it's a great privilege and pleasure to be here at the Yale Law School Sesquicentennial Convocation. And I defy anyone to say that and chew gum at the same time.
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I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.
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I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.
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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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If compassion and mercy are not compatible with politics then something is the matter with politics.
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We are bound together by the most powerful of all ties, our fervent love for freedom and independence, which knows no homeland but the human heart.
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My golf must be improving, I'm not hitting as many spectators.
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The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.
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