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It's more like it is now than it ever has been.
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 harder you work, the luckier you are, and I worked like hell.
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Let us put an end to self-inflicted wounds. Let us remember that our national unity is a most priceless asset. Let us deny our adversaries the satisfaction of using Vietnam to pit Americans against Americans.
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I know I will go to hell, because I pardoned Richard Nixon.
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