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I've Got A Reason For Running. I Talk About A Larger Goal, Which Is To Call Upon The Best Of America. It's Part Of The Renewal. It's Reform And Renewal. Part Of The Renewal Is A Set Of High Standards And To Remind People That The Greatness Of America Really Does Depend On Neighbors Helping Neighbors And Children Finding Mentors. I Worry. I'm Very Worried About, You Know, The Kid Who Just Wonders Whether America Is Meant For Him. I Really Worry About That.

-George W. Bush

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George W. Bush

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I've Got A Reason For Running. I Talk About A Larger Goal, Which Is To Call Upon The Best Of America. It's Part Of The Renewal. It's Reform And Renewal. Part Of The Renewal Is A Set Of High Standards And To Remind People That The Greatness Of America Really Does Depend On Neighbors Helping Neighbors And Children Finding Mentors. I Worry. I'm Very Worried About, You Know, The Kid Who Just Wonders Whether America Is Meant For Him. I Really Worry About That.

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We See In Islam A Religion That Traces Its Origins Back To God's Call On Abraham. We Share Your Belief In God's Justice, And Your Insistence On Man's Moral Responsibility. We Thank The Many Muslim Nations Who Stand With Us Against Terror. Nations That Are Often Victims Of Terror, Themselves.

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Today, We're Fighting A New War To Defend Our Liberty And Our People And Our Way Of Life. And As We Work To Advance The Cause Of Freedom Around The World, We Remember That The Father Of Our Country Believed That The Freedoms We Secured In Our Revolution Were Not Meant For Americans Alone.

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America Is A Nation Of Prayer. It's Impossible To Tell The Story Of Our Nation Without Telling The Story Of People Who Pray.

I'm Comfortable With Time. Time Will Change.

Some Will Remember An Image Of A Fire Or Story Or Rescue. Some Will Carry Memories Of A Face And A Voice Gone Forever. And I Will Carry This. It Is The Police Shield Of A Man Named George Howard Who Died At The World Trade Center Trying To Save Others. It Was Given To Me By His Mom, Arlene, As A Proud Memorial To Her Son. It Is My Reminder Of Lives That Ended And A Task That Does Not End.

I Am A Passionate Person When It Comes To Freedom.

So It Is The Policy Of The United States To Seek And Support The Growth Of Democratic Movements And Institutions In Every Nation And Culture, With The Ultimate Goal Of Ending Tyranny In Our World.

First Of All, I Don't See America Having Problems.

Ours Is A War Not Against A Religion, Not Against The Muslim Faith. But Ours Is A War Against Individuals Who Absolutely Hate What America Stands For, And Hate The Freedom Of The Czech Republic. And Therefore, We Must Work Together To Defend Ourselves. And By Remaining Strong And United And Tough, We'll Prevail.

... For Those Of Us Who Lived Through These Events, The Only Marker We'll Ever Need Is The Tick Of A Clock At The 46th Minute Of The Eighth Hour Of The 11th Day.

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.

The Administration Took Care Of A Source Of Instability In Iraq. Envision A World In Which Saddam Hussein Was Rushing For A Nuclear Weapon To Compete Against Iran. My Decision To Remove Saddam Hussein Was The Correct Decision In My Judgment. We Didn't Find The Weapons We Thought We Would Find Or The Weapons Everybody Thought He Had. But He Was A Significant Source Of Instability.

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