Gerald Ford

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

Our Constitution works; our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men.

I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our Government but civilization itself.

I have not sought this enormous responsibility, but I will not shirk it.

I have learned already in this office that the difficult decisions always come to this desk.

The law, whether human or divine, is no respecter of persons; but the law is a respecter of reality.

Theirs is an American tragedy in which we all have played a part. It could go on and on and on, or someone must write the end to it.