Gerald Ford actually said...

The social and economic progress to which they aspire cannot come without the political equality of statehood.

Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate Submitting Proposed Puerto Rico Statehood Legislation

01/13/1977

More Gerald Ford Quotes

I pledge to you we will do better in the next 4 years.

You have not confirmed me by your ballots. I ask that you confirm me by your prayers.

Wouldn't that kind of a tax reduction help every one of you?

Yes, we have cut the rate of inflation by more than 50 percent.