WIST Quotations

Ford, Gerald R. -- Announcing his decision to pardon Nixon (8 Sep. 1974)

Dave — Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:59:20 +0000

I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right. I do believe that right makes might and that if I am wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference. I do believe, with all my heart and mind and spirit, that I, not as President but as a humble servant of God, will receive justice without mercy if I fail to show mercy.

Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) American politician, US President (1974-77) [b. Leslie Lynch King, Jr.]
Announcing his decision to pardon Nixon (8 Sep. 1974)

Ford, Gerald R. -- Remarks, House Judiciary Committee (15 Nov 1973)

Dave — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:16:08 +0000

I believe in friendly compromise. I said over in the Senate hearings that truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.

Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) American politician, US President (1974-77) [b. Leslie Lynch King, Jr.]
Remarks, House Judiciary Committee (15 Nov 1973)
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During the hearings on his nomination to be Vice President.

Ford, Gerald R. -- Speech to the Republican National Convention (19 Aug 1976)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

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

Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) American politician, US President (1974-77) [b. Leslie Lynch King, Jr.]
Speech to the Republican National Convention (19 Aug 1976)

Also cited as a speech to Congress (12 Aug 1976) Also attrib. B. Goldwater

Ford, Gerald R. -- Speech, Dedication of the World Golf Hall of Fame, Pinehurst, North Carolina (12 Sep 1974)

Dave — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:17:16 +0000

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right, and the sympathetic nod for what wasn’t, are as much a part of golf as life itself.

Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) American politician, US President (1974-77) [b. Leslie Lynch King, Jr.]
Speech, Dedication of the World Golf Hall of Fame, Pinehurst, North Carolina (12 Sep 1974)

Ford, Gerald R. -- Speech, Profiles in Courage Award Acceptance, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library (2001)

Dave — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:38:15 +0000

If there is distrust out there — and there is — perhaps it is because there is so much partisan jockeying for advantage at the expense of public policy. At times it feels as if American politics consists largely of candidates without ideas, hiring consultants without convictions, to stage campaigns without content. Increasingly the result is elections without voters.

Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) American politician, US President (1974-77) [b. Leslie Lynch King, Jr.]
Speech, Profiles in Courage Award Acceptance, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library (2001)
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