Gerald R. Ford – Purpee Quotes

I had pro offers from the Detroit

Posted on July 1, 2017July 1, 2012 by admin

“I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.”

— Gerald R. Ford

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Category: sports
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History and experience tell us that moral

Posted on January 31, 2017January 31, 2012 by admin

“History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.”

— Gerald R. Ford

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Category: history
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I would hope that understanding and reconciliation

Posted on January 6, 2017January 6, 2012 by admin

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

— Gerald R. Ford

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Category: alone
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There are no adequate substitutes for father,

Posted on May 16, 2016May 16, 2011 by admin

“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.”

— Gerald R. Ford

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Category: family
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All my children have spoken for themselves

Posted on February 2, 2015February 2, 2010 by admin

“All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.”

— Gerald R. Ford

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Category: future
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