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Gerald Ford: “Masonic principles--internal, not external--and our order's vision of duty to country and acceptance of God as a Supreme…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 1975
Masonic principles--internal, not external--and our order's vision of duty to country and acceptance of God as a Supreme Being and guiding light have sustained me during my years of Government service.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at an Unveiling Ceremony at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia.

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