We took some lickings but we came back strong, because the character of America is the foundation of our success.
Gerald Ford: “We took some lickings but we came back strong, because the character of America is the foundation of our success.”
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Remarks by Telephone to a Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire, Honoring Former Senators George Aiken and Norris Cotton.
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