"History and experience tells us that moral progress cannot come in comfortable and in complacent times, but out of trial and out of confusion."
— Gerald Ford

January 1, 1970

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Presidents of the United StatesMembers of the United States House of RepresentativesVice Presidents of the United StatesRepublican Party (United States) politiciansUnited States presidential candidates, 1976
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Quoted variant: History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.