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I Told You I'm Not Going To Criticize My Successor. I'll Just Tell You That There Are People At Gitmo That Will Kill American People At A Drop Of A Hat And I Don't Believe That Persuasion Isn't Going To Work. Therapy Isn't Going To Cause Terrorists To Change Their Mind.

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I Told You I'm Not Going To Criticize My Successor. I'll Just Tell You That There Are People At Gitmo That Will Kill American People At A Drop Of A Hat And I Don't Believe That Persuasion Isn't Going To Work. Therapy Isn't Going To Cause Terrorists To Change Their Mind.

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Congratulations

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Congratulations

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Let Us Never Tolerate Outrageous Conspiracy Theories Concerning The Attacks Of September The 11th; Malicious Lies That Attempt To Shift The Blame Away From The Terrorists, Themselves, Away From The Guilty.

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We've Had No Evidence That Saddam Hussein Was Involved With The September 11th.

We Run A Danger Of Trying To Say The Casualties Are Less Than Other Wars Or More Than Expected. It's Just Everybody Matters, Every Person Matters, And What Really Matters Is Having The Strategy And The Will To Make Sure Any Death Is Not - Is Honored By Achieving An Objective.

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I Did Denounce It. I De-i Denounced It. I Denounced Interracial Dating. I Denounced Anti-catholic Bigacy... Bigotry.

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A Lot Of People In The Usa Probably Don't Understand How Important They Are To The Mortgage Markets. And It's Really Important For People To Have Confidence In The Mortgage Markets And That There Be Stability In The Mortgage Markets.

The Fight Against Terrorism Is Not Limited To America. Europe, Russia, Indonesia, Australia, The Phillipines, All Have Had Their Share Of It, And All The Leaders Have Been Very Cooperative In Our Efforts. But It Is For America To Lead, And We Will.

I Am Committed To The First Amendment Principles Of Religious Freedom, Tolerance, And Diversity. Whether Mormon, Methodist, Jewish, Or Muslim, Americans Should Be Able To Participate In Their Constitutional Free Exercise Of Religion. I Do Not Think Witchcraft Is A Religion, And I Do Not Think It Is In Any Way Appropriate For The U.s. Military To Promote It.

When I Was Coming Up, It Was A Dangerous World, And You Knew Exactly Who They Were. It Was Us Vs Them, And It Was Clear Who Them Was. Today, We Are Not So Sure Who The They Are, But We Know They're There.

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We're Taking Action Against Evil People. Because This Great Nation Of Many Religions Understands, Our War Is Not Against Islam, Or Against Faith Practiced By The Muslim People. Our War Is A War Against Evil. This Is Clearly A Case Of Good Versus Evil, And Make No Mistake About It - Good Will Prevail.

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I'm Just Beginning To Live The Next Chapter Of My Life. In Other Words, Politics - Being Governor And President - Is Not The End Of My Life. It's A Chapter.

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First Of All, In Principle, I'm Against Physician-assisted Suicide, And Secondly, I Believe It Is The Prerogative Of The Federal Government To Control Drug Rules. And The Idea Of Using A Controlled Substance To End Somebody's Life Is Something I Don't Agree With. I Can See The Idea Of Using Controlled Substances To Ease Somebody's Pain. That Makes Sense.

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A Lot Of Times In Politics You Have People Look You In The Eye And Tell You What's Not On Their Mind.

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There Are Prayers That Help Us Last Through The Day, Or Endure The Night. There Are Prayers Of Friends And Strangers, That Give Us Strength For The Journey. And There Are Prayers That Yield Our Will To A Will Greater Than Our Own.

The Fundamental Question Facing Iraq Government Is Whether Or Not We Will Stand With Reformers Across The Region. It's Really The Task. And We're Going To Stand With This Government.

We Have A Strong And Vital Role To Play In Iraq, And We Certainly Cannot Leave A Vacuum For The Insurgents To Take Over. We Are Engaged In A Conflict From Which America Cannot Afford To Cut And Run. We Must Be Steadfast In This Endeavor, Upon Which Depends Not Only Our Future But That Of The Entire Modern World.

It's Time To Restore Honor And Dignity To The White House.

Anyway, I'm So Thankful, And So Gracious - I'm Gracious That My Brother Jeb Is Concerned About The Hemisphere As Well.

Put The 'off' Button On.

There Are Limits To The Smiles And Scowls Of Diplomacy. Armies And Missiles Are Not Stopped By Stiff Notes Of Condemnation. They Are Held In Check By Strength And Purpose And The Promise Of Swift Punishment.

I Want To Thank The President And The Ceo Of Constellation Energy, Mayo Shattuck. That's A Pretty Cool First Name, Isn't It, Mayo. Pass The Mayo.

This Way Of Life Is Worth Defending.

I Understand Gas Prices Are Like A Hidden Tax - Not A Hidden Tax; It's Taking Money Out Of People's Pockets. I Know That.

I'm Also Honored To Be Here With The Speaker Of The House - Just Happens To Be From The State Of Illinois. I'd Like To Describe The Speaker As A Trustworthy Man. He's The Kind Of Fellow Who Says When He Gives You His Word He Means It. Sometimes That Doesn't Happen All The Time In The Political Process.

Americans Practice Different Faiths In Churches, Synagogues, Mosques And Temples. And Many Good People Practice No Faith At All.

I Didn't -- I Swear I Didn't -- Get Into Politics To Feather My Nest Or Feather My Friends' Nests.

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