Gerald Ford actually said...

Unchecked growth in Federal spending poses a threat to our economy and to the very people whom the Government is supposed to protect.

I think our foreign policy is strong and we are at peace because we are strong.

I think I will do well in Florida; number two, my campaign organization is in good shape.

We just can't dump them wholesale in the laps of local government and say, 'Okay, fellows, you find the tax money to pay for them.'