On the recordJanuary 9, 1977
Excellence has its own reward, not only to those who strive for it but also to the free society which encourages it.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGerald Ford: “Excellence has its own reward, not only to those who strive for it but also to the free society which encourages it.”
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Remarks Upon Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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