Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 12, 1975
History has shown that only where there is free collective bargaining is there a free society.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at a Dinner Marking the Issuance of a Commemorative Stamp on Collective Bargaining

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