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On the recordFebruary 29, 1976
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.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Special Message to Congress Proposing Elementary and Secondary Education Reform Legislation

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