10/08/1974
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"I agree that the general goals recommended by the Secretary are desirable ends and are worthy of our careful consideration."
"The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 was one of the first bills I signed upon entering the Office of the President."
"My proposal is based on the conviction that education needs can be most effectively and creatively met by allowing States greater flexibility in the use of Federal funds."
"Nothing could be more destructive of the diversity of thought and opinion necessary for national progress than an excess of control by the central government."