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In Time, Perhaps, We Will Mark The Memory Of September 11th In Stone And Metal, Something We Can Show Children, As Yet Unborn, To Help Them Understand What Happened On This Minute And On This Day. But 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.

-George W. Bush

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George W. Bush

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In Time, Perhaps, We Will Mark The Memory Of September 11th In Stone And Metal, Something We Can Show Children, As Yet Unborn, To Help Them Understand What Happened On This Minute And On This Day. But 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.

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I Firmly Believe That A Free Iraq Will Be A Catalyst To Other Substantive And Important Changes In That Part Of The World.

The People Who Did This Act On America, And Who May Be Planning Further Acts, Are Evil People. They Don't Represent An Ideology, They Don't Represent A Legitimate Political Group Of People. They're Flat Evil. That's All They Can Think About, Is Evil. And As A Nation Of Good Folks, We're Going To Hunt Them Down, And We're Going To Find Them, And We Will Bring Them To Justice.

When An 18-year-old Palestinian Girl Is Persuaded To Blow Herself Up, And In Doing So She Kills A 17-year-old Israeli Girl, We Are Watching The Future Itself Die!

I Don't Care What The Polls Say. I Don't.

As Hope Kindles Hope, Millions More Will Find It. By Our Efforts, We Have Lit A Fire As Well - A Fire In The Minds Of Men. It Warms Those Who Feel Its Power, It Burns Those Who Fight Its Progress, And One Day This Untamed Fire Of Freedom Will Reach The Darkest Corners Of Our World.

Murdering The Innocent To Advance An Ideology Is Wrong Every Time Everywhere

America Is The Land Of The Second Chance - And When The Gates Of The Prison Open, The Path Ahead Should Lead To A Better Life.

Please Don't Look At The Part Of The Glass That Is Only Half Full.

One Of My Hardest Parts Of My Job Is To Console The Family Members Who Have Lost Their Life.

You Know, Obviously I Wish The Violence Would Go Down, But Not As Much As The Iraqi Citizens Would Wish The Violence Would Go Down. But, Incredibly Enough, They Showed Great Courage, And They Want Our Help.

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.

I Suspected There Would Be A Good-size Crowd Once The Word Got Out About My Hanging.

[islam] Inspires Countless Individuals To Lead Lives Of Honesty, Integrity, And Morality.

There Are Some Similarities, Of Course (between Iraq And Vietnam). Death Is Terrible.

There's A Fundamental Difference Between Many Of The Democrats And My Party. And That Is: They Want To Leave Before The Job Is Completed In Iraq. Again, I Repeat: These Are Decent People. They're Just As American As I Am. I Just Happen To Strongly Disagree With Them. And It's Very Important For The American People To Understand The Consequences Of Leaving Iraq Before The Job Is Done. This Is A Global War On Terror.

My Relationship With God Through Christ Has Given Me Meaning And Direction. My Faith Has Made A Big Difference In My Personal Life, And My Public Life As Well. I Make Personal Decisions Every Day. Some Are Easy, And Some Aren't So Easy. I Have Worries Just Like You Do. And I Pray. I Pray For Guidance. I Pray For Patience. I Firmly Believe In The Power Of Intercessory Prayer; And I Know That I Could Not Do My Job Without It.

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