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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Richard Nixon was just offered $2 million by Schick to do a television commercial -...

Richard Nixon was just offered $2 million by Schick to do a television commercial -...

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

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

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

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 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...

For millions of men and women, the church has been the hospital for the soul,...

For millions of men and women, the church has been the hospital for the soul,...

A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the...

A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the...

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...

I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

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...

Its the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great...

Its the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great...

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.

I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.

I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.

For millions of men and women, the church has been the hospital for the soul,...

For millions of men and women, the church has been the hospital for the soul,...