A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Quote by Gerald R Ford

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Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was...

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was...

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.

I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.

I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your...

I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your...

Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can...

Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can...

I have had a lot of adversaries in my political life, but no enemies that...

I have had a lot of adversaries in my political life, but no enemies that...

I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to...

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to...

In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my...

In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my...

It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great...

It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great...

Things are more like today than they have ever been before.

Things are more like today than they have ever been before.

The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite...

The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite...

I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.

I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.

I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and...

I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and...

All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not...

All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not...

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, Speak softly and carry a big stick. Jimmy Carter wants to...

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, Speak softly and carry a big stick. Jimmy Carter wants to...

If Lincoln were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave.

If Lincoln were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave.