Gerald Ford

I like the North Carolina approach.

Ford's got a better idea.

A self-governing republic requires responsible citizens.

I do not believe in the decriminalization of marijuana, period.

Jim Holshouser has done a superb job as Governor of North Carolina.

We are on the road to recovery and prosperity in America, and we are picking up speed every day.

I never think about it, because in the first place, I have a lot of faith in the American people.

Our challenge, yours and mine, is to foster new courage and realism at home.

I won't be satisfied until every person who wants a job can get a job.

The United States, as long as I am President, will do nothing to give up the control of the operations of the canal.

Today, Tar Heel tenacity remains a model for America's tenacity.

The answer is categorically yes.

Together, we will build a better America, and we will build a better world.

When your State constitution was adopted, you took great care to preserve the basics of self-government.

The job opportunities for graduates in 1976 from colleges will be far greater than the job opportunities that existed in June of 1975.

I don't see it coming as a voluntary program.

I think it is harmful to quality education, and I think there are some recent studies that prove that.

We are going to make sure that there are enough real jobs created by our economy.

That is a serious matter because approximately 1.8 to 2 million new job applicants come into the labor market every year and they primarily come from high schools and colleges.

We ought to provide, under Medicare, catastrophic insurance.

I think it is one of the best programs the Federal Government does in seeking to aid State and local units of government.

I think it would help to provide continuity, enterprise, and bring added stability to the business and farming communities throughout our country.

I have recommended that we increase the tax paid by the employees as well as the employer.

We don't discuss the politics of it.

One of those lessons that we learned is that bigger budgets and bigger government are not the magic answers to every problem that faces us as a nation.