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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 · 1974–20064,312 total · peak 1976 (2421)
1974: 882 quotes1975: 798 quotes1976: 2,421 quotes1977: 70 quotes1995: 8 quotes1996: 56 quotes1997: 26 quotes1998: 26 quotes1999: 2 quotes2000: 4 quotes2001: 1 quote2002: 3 quotes2003: 9 quotes2004: 2 quotes2006: 4 quotes
Mar 16, 1976

I have directed that members of my Administration undertake efforts to assure that multinational corporations obey the laws and conform with the public policies of the countries in which they do business.

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Mar 16, 1976

We have neutralized a great destabilizing factor in our grain markets.

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Mar 16, 1976

We meet today to honor our long and mutual tradition of Irish-American friendship and to build upon it for the future.

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Mar 16, 1976

Through your effective contributions to the United Nations, especially to the United Nations peacekeeping forces, Ireland has shown profound appreciation of humanity's interdependence.

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Mar 16, 1976

We expect similar treatment of U.S. companies investing abroad.

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Mar 16, 1976

I welcome you not only as Prime Minister of Ireland but as a kinsman, very distant in genealogy but very close in affinity.

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Mar 15, 1976

I think a good many people there know that I have attended Lincoln Day Dinners as far back as 1946, and it seems that every one of them gets better and better.

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Mar 15, 1976

But we can make it that way by being proud that we are Americans and proud of America.

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Mar 15, 1976

I hereby transmit to the Congress the fifth quarterly report of the Council on Wage and Price Stability.

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Mar 15, 1976

I call upon all Americans to pray that day, each in his or her own way, for the strength to meet the challenges of the future with the same courage and dedication Americans showed the world two centuries ago.

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Mar 15, 1976

With that kind of spirit and that kind of dedication, we are going to keep up our unbroken string of victories.

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Mar 15, 1976

I hope that what I have done justifies continued faith in the future.

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Mar 15, 1976

Obviously, we were deeply concerned about the fact that the water was high and the power was out.

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Mar 15, 1976

I pledge to you, the younger people, and all above that age group, that as far as this administration is concerned, we are going to be for a strong America both at home as well as abroad.

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Mar 15, 1976

I am convinced that those programs will win not only the primaries but it will win the general election on November 2, 1976.

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Mar 14, 1976

The challenge facing Bill Scranton is immense; conflicts are inevitable in the United Nations.

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Mar 14, 1976

I deeply share your concern, and I stand firm in my commitment to secure an extension of general revenue sharing.

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Mar 14, 1976

We can make America's cities the thriving, forward-looking centers of commerce and culture that they ought to be.

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Mar 14, 1976

The United States of America is the world's best hope for peace with freedom.

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Mar 14, 1976

Americans are convinced that the world can be a better place.

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Mar 14, 1976

The cause of responsible, responsive, and representative government in the United States of America is as old as our Republic and as new as today's legislative calendar.

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