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.

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

Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

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

Truth is the glue that holds government together.

Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

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

I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.

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.