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.

Quote by Gerald R Ford

Topics: Family Quotes

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

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 a Ford, not a Lincoln.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

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...

There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving...

There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving...

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.

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

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

Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people...

Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

An American tragedy in which we all have played a part.

An American tragedy in which we all have played a part.

Truth is the glue that holds government together.

Truth is the glue that holds government together.

I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

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.

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

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