Gerald Ford actually said...

The knowledge you bring to this country as you study in our universities and colleges gives us the benefit of your unique backgrounds.

Remarks on Greeting Participants in the Annual Conference of the National Association for Foreign Students Affairs

05/08/1975

More Gerald Ford Quotes

The great promise of the Declaration requires far more than the patriot sacrifices of the American Revolution.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are cited as being among the most precious endowments of the Creator--but not the only ones.

I thank you for not only their contribution but for this thoughtful gift, and the American people are deeply appreciative.

I am deeply grateful, as is Mrs. Ford, for this very thoughtful and symbolic gift.