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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times,...

History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

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...

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...

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 -...

Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.

Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.

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

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

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...