Gerald Ford

I strongly disagree with the radical remedies of forced busing to achieve racial balance.

Yes, family farms will benefit. Small business will benefit.

The problem is that we are becoming more and more dependent on foreign oil imports.

I think our foreign policy is moving forward constructively.

Your involvement in our Nation's spiritual and political life is also important.

I made the decision just because I thought it was in the national interest-not in his interest but the national interest-to get that tragedy, that trauma period behind us.

Bigger government is not the answer to our economic problems.

We intend to keep it that way.

I believe that you have to hold people accountable, and I am fully willing to assume that responsibility.

We must never threaten this vital educational resource.

We will continue to maintain our diplomatic leadership in seeking constructive and cooperative solutions beyond our national borders.

I have mentioned him as one of a number of potential Vice-Presidential candidates.

I think we have set a very firm and a very steady course toward recovery, and we have stuck to it.

Our economy was in bad shape and, unfortunately, getting worse.

I think that is the best way under our system to convince Members of Congress that we must change our defense spending to go from a downward trend to an upward trend, as I have proposed.

Consumer confidence is up, unemployment is going down, employment is going up.

Let me say, at least I believe so, it takes some experience in government and an intimate understanding of the Congress and our government institutions to take the courses that we have taken.

I have always campaigned on my own record.

I think less than 100 Federal employees handle the whole distribution of all these funds to the 50 States and the almost 5,000 different units of government at the local level.

Government can't be managed that way either.

America and the world need the moral and spiritual values which you offer.

We have tested our institutions and found them very strong.

As long as the inflation rate is going down, which it is-when I took office it was over 12 percent per year, it is now down in the range of 5 3/4 percent to 6 percent.

I strongly support the principle of private volunteer giving to help finance higher education.

I am absolutely convinced that this country...has met a challenge and is on the way up.