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“The veto is a President’s Constitutional right, given to him by the drafters of the Constitution because they wanted it as a check against irresponsible Congressional action. The veto forces Congress to take another look at legislation that has been passed. I think this is a responsible tool for a president of the United States, and I have sought to use it responsibly.”
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)

“The ferryman had told us that all the best Indians were gone except Polis, who was one of the aristocracy.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)