Gerald R. Ford
Gerald R. Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.was an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. Prior to this he was the 40th Vice President of the United States, serving from 1973 until President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974. He was the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment, following the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew on October 10, 1973. Becoming president upon Richard Nixon's departure on...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth14 July 1913
CountryUnited States of America
For nearly two hundred years, our nation has derived its strength from the diversity of its people and of their beliefs. That strength has been greatly enhanced by [the Islamic] religious heritage.
I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.
So much of what passes for public life consists of little more than candidates without ideas, hiring consultants without conviction, to stage campaigns without content. The result, increasingly, is elections without voters.
The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.
Obviously, it's a great privilege and pleasure to be here at the Yale Law School Sesquicentennial Convocation. And I defy anyone to say that and chew gum at the same time.
I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.
In the age-old contest between popularity and principle, only those willing to lose for their convictions are deserving of posterity's approval.
Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people's urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.
Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life.
The harder you work, the luckier you are, and I worked like hell.
In a political sense, there is one problem that currently underlies all of the others. That problem is making Government sufficiently responsive to the people. If we don't make government responsive to the people, we don't make it believable. And we must make government believable if we are to have a functioning democracy.
There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.
I know I will go to hell, because I pardoned Richard Nixon.
Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'