Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. Quotes
A great nation cannot abandon its responsibilities. Responsibilities abandoned today return as more acute crises tomorrow.
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Congress must make it clear that common animal waste will not expose farmers to liability under Superfund, while ensuring continued action to clean up legitimate hazardous waste sites around the nation.
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By what principle of original right is it that one-fiftieth or one-ninetieth of a great nation, by calling themselves a State, have the right to break up and ruin that nation as a matter of original principle?
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A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good.
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I hope that I have had some effect on the fact that Israel is a start-up nation.
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Our nation of immigrants is, tautologically, a nation of emigrants.
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Any nation has the right and will indeed defend herself.
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We must be an inclusive nation that respects and supports all of its citizens: a nation that doesn't give up on anyone who hasn't given up on themselves.
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Patriots don't let their nation default.
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Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
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To most people a savage nation is wan that doesn't wear oncomf'rtable clothes.
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The American nation in the sixth ward is a fine people; they love the eagle - on the back of a dollar.
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Nationality is the aggregated individuality of the greatest men of the nation.
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Usury once in control will wreck the nation.
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The remarkable thing about the U.S. is that for so long we were so big, and we were not heavily engaged. We have to worry about global financial crises affecting our economy.
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Let us trust that all Mexicans, taught by the prolonged and painful experience of the calamities of war, will cooperate in the future for the wellbeing and the prosperity of the nation, which can only be obtained through an undoubted respect for the law and an obedience to the authorities elected by the people.
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You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.
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Today Secretary of State John Kerry visited the small African nation of Djibouti. Or to use the official diplomatic term, he made a Djibouti call.
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If you know what makes one person's life change, then you know what makes a nation change - because a nation is simply a large group of individuals.
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A permanent peace cannot be prepared by threats but only by the honest attempt to create a mutual trust. However strong national armaments may be, they do not create military security for any nation nor do they guarantee the maintenance of peace.
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The big secret in life is there is no secret. Whatever your goal. You can get there if you're willing to work.
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I love playing and working on music. It is something that I feel really lucky to be able to spend my life doing. And I don't sleep much!
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We are always faced with different challenges, and circumstances necessitate bringing out the greatness God puts in all of us.
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A great nation cannot abandon its responsibilities. Responsibilities abandoned today return as more acute crises tomorrow.
