Gerald R. Ford
Gerald R. Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.was an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. Prior to this he was the 40th Vice President of the United States, serving from 1973 until President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974. He was the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment, following the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew on October 10, 1973. Becoming president upon Richard Nixon's departure on...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth14 July 1913
CountryUnited States of America
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Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.
If Lincoln were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave.
History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.
We have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment. We should have moved with similar zeal at least a decade ago. But no purpose is served by post-mortems. With visionary zeal but the greatest realism, we must now address ourselves to the vast problems that confront us.
Obviously, it's a great privilege and pleasure to be here at the Yale Law School Sesquicentennial Convocation. And I defy anyone to say that and chew gum at the same time.
This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts.
All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.
So much of what passes for public life consists of little more than candidates without ideas, hiring consultants without conviction, to stage campaigns without content. The result, increasingly, is elections without voters.
Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.
Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people's urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.
I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.
I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our government, but civilization itself.
Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'
America's leadership is essential. America's resources are vast. America's opportunities are unprecedented.