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America Stands For Liberty, For The Pursuit Of Happiness And For The Unalienable Right For Life. This Right To Life Cannot Be Granted Or Denied By Government Because It Does Not Come From Government, It Comes From The Creator Of Life.

-George W. Bush

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America Stands For Liberty,

George W. Bush

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America Stands For Liberty, For The Pursuit Of Happiness And For The Unalienable Right For Life. This Right To Life Cannot Be Granted Or Denied By Government Because It Does Not Come From Government, It Comes From The Creator Of Life.

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The Terrorists Can Kill The Innocent, But They Cannot Stop The Advance Of Freedom.

Having Purpose. I Had Purpose During My Presidency, And I've Got Purpose After My Presidency.

Tribal Sovereignty Means That. It's Sovereign. You're A... You're A... You've Been Given Sovereignty And You're Viewed As A Sovereign Entity.

American Indian

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The True History Of My Administration Will Be Written 50 Years From Now, And You And I Will Not Be Around To See It.

Americans Do Not Turn Away From Duties Because They Are Hard.

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It's Amazing I Won. I Was Running Against Peace, Prosperity, And Incumbency.

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It's Important To Take Risks.

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Well From A Personal Perspective, Quitting Drinking Is A Decision I Felt Good About.

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I Made Friends During My Presidency.

Like You, I Have Been Disgraced About What I've Seen On Tv That Took Place In Prison.

There Is Only One Course Of Action Against Terrorists: To Defeat Them Abroad Before They Attack Us At Home.

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The Best Way To Defeat The Totalitarian Of Hate Is With An Ideology Of Hope - An Ideology Of Hate - Excuse Me - With An Ideology Of Hope.

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The United States Does Not Torture.

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The Wisest Use Of American Strength Is To Advance Freedom.

American Strength

Because Marriage Is A Sacred Institution And The Foundation Of Society, It Should Not Be Redefined By Activist Judges. For The Good Of Families, Children And Society, I Support A Constitutional Amendment To Protect The Institution Of Marriage.

And One Of The Challenges, Of Course, Is To Convince People That Muslims Would Like To Be Free, That There's Other People Other Than People In Britain And America That Would Like To Be Free In The World.

Britain And America

We Go Forward With Complete Confidence In The Eventual Triumph Of Freedom. Not Because History Runs On The Wheels Of Inevitability; It Is Human Choices That Move Events. Not Because We Consider Ourselves A Chosen Nation; God Moves And Chooses As He Wills.

The Terrorists Know That The Outcome Will Leave Them Emboldened Or Defeated. So They Are Waging A Campaign Of Murder And Destruction. And There Is No Limit To The Innocent Lives They Are Willing To Take.

Presidents, Whether Things Are Good Or Bad, Get The Blame. I Understand That.

So Community Colleges Are Accessible, They're Available, They're Affordable, And Their Curriculums Don't Get Stuck. In Other Words, If There's A Need For A Certain Kind Of Worker, I Presume Your Curriculums Evolved Over Time.

It Was A Privilege To Be President And It Is A Privilege To Be A Former President And I Believe That I Have Got A Chance To Be A Part Of Something That Is Influential - But Not For My Sake, But For The Sake Of People Dying In Africa Or People Worried About A Free Society In Their Countries Or People Who Wonder Whether There Will Be A Free Market.

So, For Example, A Country Was Into Recession Right After I Was Sworn In, A Dot-com Bust Had Taken Place. Then The Attacks Of September The 11th, And Then Of Course The Great Financial Meltdown In The - The Fundamental Question Facing Any Presidency Is How Do You Deal With The Hand You’re Dealt?

The Cia Laid Out Several Scenarios And Said Life Could Be Lousy, Life Could Be Ok, Life Could Be Better, And They Were Just Guessing As To What The Conditions Might Be Like.

I Believe Law-abiding Citizens Ought To Be Able To Own A Gun. I Believe In Background Checks At Gun Shows Or Anywhere To Make Sure That Guns Don't Get In The Hands Of People That Shouldn't Have Them.

I Believe That Freedom Is The Deepest Need Of Every Human Soul.

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