“We must introduce a new balance in the relationship between the individual and the government–a balance that favors greater individual freedom and self-reliance.”
Gerald R. Ford
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“I have always felt that the real purpose of government is to enhance the lives of people and that a leader can best do that by restraining government in most cases instead of enlarging it at every opportunity.”
Gerald R. Ford
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“The Declaration [of Independence] was not a protest against government, but against the excess of government. It prescribed the proper role of government, to secure the rights of individuals and to effect their safety and happiness. In modern society, no individual can do this alone. So government is not a necessary evil but a necessary good.”
Gerald R. Ford
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“Government … thought [it] could transform the country through massive national programs, but often the programs did not work. Too often they only made things worse. In our rush to accomplish great deeds quickly, we trampled on sound principles of restraint and endangered the rights of individuals.”
Gerald R. Ford
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“There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.”
Gerald R. Ford
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“I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.”
Gerald R. Ford
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“I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.”
Gerald R. Ford
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“Truth is the glue that holds our government together.”
Gerald R. Ford
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“History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.”
Gerald R. Ford
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“Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.”
Gerald R. Ford
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“Truth is the glue that holds government together.”
Gerald R. Ford
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“I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.”
Gerald R. Ford
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“I have had a lot of adversaries in my political life, but no enemies that I can remember.”
Gerald R. Ford
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