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Gerald Ford: “Jefferson's principle of limited government...are as much a part of the debate of 1976 as they were in 1776.”

On the recordApril 12, 1976
Jefferson's principle of limited government...are as much a part of the debate of 1976 as they were in 1776.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks Upon Signing Bills Commemorating the Birth of Thomas Jefferson

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