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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- 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.