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.

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

I think American agriculture has a great, great future.

Revenue sharing has spelled success.

I think the Congress ought to increase that to $150,000.

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

I think the small family farmer is better off today than he has been in the past.

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

I pledged that I would never transfer serious problems from the Federal Government to State governments or to local governments without regard for human needs or fiscal realities.

I am likewise determined to cooperate with North Carolina to move the decision-making process back to the people here in North Carolina and in the other 49 States.

I like the North Carolina approach.

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.

I will do all that I can to see that government regulations and redtape do not enslave free enterprise and personal freedom in America.

I am convinced that our Nuclear Regulatory Agency are doing everything possible to increase the safety.

Thank you very, very much, Governor Jim Holshouser, Congressman Rich Preyer, distinguished mayors, reverend clergy, Director Everhardt, Mr. Froelich, ladies and gentlemen:

Ford's got a better idea.

The United States is second to none militarily now.

I will run on my own record and not be concerned about these last-minute allegations.

I can say without qualification the patriotism, the dedication, and the willpower of the Thirteen Original States still burns brightly throughout the Old North State.

We have not promised more than we can deliver, and we have delivered everything that we promised.

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

I believe in capital punishment for very clearly defined criminal acts.

North Carolina provides us with a showcase of progress.