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It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. It's a quality to be proud of. But it's a quality that many people seem to have neglected.

— Gerald Ford

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All of us who served in one war or another know very well that all wars are the glory and the agony of the young.

I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our Government but civilization itself.

Sit down before facts as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion — or you shall learn nothing.

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

Address to Congress (1974)

We have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment.

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