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Gerald Ford

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Gerald Rudolph Ford was the 38th President of the United States, serving from August 9, 1974, to January 20, 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford was born in Michigan and previously served as the U.S. House of Representatives member from 1949 to 1973. He also held the position of House Minority Leader from 1965 until he became President. Ford is particularly known for his efforts to heal the nation following the Watergate scandal and for his controversial decision to pardon former President Richard Nixon.

Quotes by year · 197420064,565 total · peak 1976 (2422)
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Oct 15, 1974

We are going to win the battle against inflation, and we are going to have a strong, burgeoning economy so all of us will be better off.

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Oct 15, 1974

I must say it is an unbelievable audience, tremendous in size and overwhelming in enthusiasm.

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Oct 15, 1974

I hope and trust that every one of you will work for an inflation-proof Congress on November 5.

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Oct 15, 1974

We are not going to let subsidized foreign dairy imports destroy the American dairy farmers' domestic market.

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Oct 15, 1974

There is nothing in America really like the sanctity of the voting booth.

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Oct 15, 1974

I had a suspicion that I wouldn't be among enemies, I would be among friendly Americans.

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Oct 15, 1974

I have just an unbelievable faith in the people of South Dakota, as I do the people all over America.

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Oct 15, 1974

Charley Thone was one of the hardest, most conscientious, most dedicated workers in the House of Representatives.

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Oct 15, 1974

We need a strong two-party political system in the United States.

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Oct 15, 1974

Americans don't like dictatorships. They like a system of checks and balances.

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Oct 15, 1974

We want to keep this country rolling, not parked on a dead-end street.

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Oct 15, 1974

I am opposed to a gas tax; and, I know the Congress won't pass one.

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Oct 14, 1974

This wise and responsive action will serve the cause of peace on Cyprus while maintaining the strength of our vital security relationships in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Oct 14, 1974

I don't see anyone in this auditorium, not one, wearing a button that says 'lose.'

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Oct 14, 1974

It is a great privilege and a very high honor to have an opportunity of participating in this wonderful convention.

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