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I Strongly Oppose Cloning, As Do Most Americans. We Recoil At The Idea Of Growing Human Beings For Spare Body Parts Or Creating Life For Our Convenience. And While We Must Devote Enormous Energy To Conquering Disease, It Is Equally Important That We Pay Attention To The Moral Concerns Raised By The New Frontier Of Human Embryo Stem Cell Research. Even The Most Noble Ends Do Not Justify Any Means.

-George W. Bush

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I Strongly Oppose Cloning,

George W. Bush

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I Strongly Oppose Cloning, As Do Most Americans. We Recoil At The Idea Of Growing Human Beings For Spare Body Parts Or Creating Life For Our Convenience. And While We Must Devote Enormous Energy To Conquering Disease, It Is Equally Important That We Pay Attention To The Moral Concerns Raised By The New Frontier Of Human Embryo Stem Cell Research. Even The Most Noble Ends Do Not Justify Any Means.

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People Sometimes Have To Correct My English. I Knew I Had A Problem When Arnold Schwarzenegger Started Doing It.

George H. W. Bush. He's Been A Classy Guy In His Post-presidency.

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We'll Find Them. It'll Be A Matter Of Time To Do So.

This Is An Impressive Crowd: The Have's And Have-more's. Some People Call You The Elites. I Call You My Base.

Over Time It's Going To Be Important For Nations To Know They Will Be Held Accountable For Inactivity. You're Either With Us Or Against Us In The Fight Against Terror.

Our Nation Was Horrified, But It's Not Going To Be Terrorized.

Culture Of Life Is Really Important For A Country To Have If It's Going To Be A Hospitable Society.

I Do Know That It’s Important For Us To Support The Iraqi People, Who Have Shown Incredible Courage In Their Desire To Live In A Free Society. And If We Ever Give Up The Desire To Help People Who Live In Freedom, We Will Have Lost Our Soul As A Nation, As Far As I’m Concerned.

You Can't Put Democracy And Freedom Back Into A Box.

People Say, 'how Can I Help On This War Against Terror? How Can I Fight Evil?' You Can Do So By Mentoring A Child; By Going Into A Shut-in's House And Say I Love You.

We Will Export Death And Violence To The Four Corners Of The Earth In Defense Of Our Great Nation.

I Fully Understand Some People Don't Believe It's Possible For Freedom And Democracy To Overcome This Ideology Of Hatred. I Understand That. I Just Happen To Believe It Is Possible. And I Believe It Will Happen.

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