Gerald Ford actually said...

This proclamation that I am about to sign is the first step down the long and difficult road toward regaining our energy freedom.

Remarks Announcing Establishment of Oil Import Fees

01/22/1975

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Slowly but surely, there was this restoration of confidence in America.

I have no fear for the future of America.

Not a single young American is fighting or dying on foreign soil today, and we are proud of it.

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