Gerald R. Ford Quotes

While I do not believe Ford was wrong to pardon Nixon, the timing of the pardon was premature and may have cost Ford the margin of victory in the 1976 election.

Mr. Ford's decision to pardon Richard M. Nixon for any crimes he might have been charged with because of Watergate is seen by many historians as the central event of his 896-day presidency.

When you look at the Nixon pardon, the short-term gain would have been never to pardon him.

[Gerald Rudolph ] Ford pardoned Richard Nixon to save everybody that, and the Democrats were ticked about it.

Bankers - pillars of society who are going to hell if there is a God and He has been accurately quoted.

In many ways when Jerry Ford pardoned Nixon, in a certain way, he did speak for the country.

The idea of determinism combined with complete human responsibility struck me as very hard to reconcile with an idea of justice, let alone mercy.

I come from a highly moral family. I was very much taught what was right and wrong, and in my perception of things, I did something that was very wrong. To know that, and to then be so publicly exposed, was very hard.

In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.

The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell.

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.

[Referring to Richard Nixon:] Either impeach him or get off his back.

In a very Christian way, as far as I’m concerned, he can go to hell.

Pardons are risky …. They inevitably create at least some perception that there's some guilt. Why pardon if somebody isn't going to ultimately get convicted?

I'm constantly having to check my conscience about what I'm writing and the responsibility of what I'm saying.

If you vote for evil, you are evil yourself.

We may all deserve hell, but some of us deserve it sooner than others.

I'm going to hell, ah... but you're laughing, so you're coming.

Now, therefore, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.

The fear of hell is the basis for the Christian faith.

Do this or you’ll burn in hell.

My theory is that there is no word that you can say or noise that you can make with your mouth that is so horrible that it will send you to burn forever in that lake of fire! It's not gonna happen.

Preachers who talk about everything but the reality of Hell, are likeable betrayers of the Gospel.

Is there in the whole world a being who would have the right to forgive and could forgive?

I'd rather go to hell than worship a homophobic God.