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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.
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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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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