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One Thing Is Clear: The Iraqi People Are Showing Incredible Courage. The United States Of America Must Understand That It's In Our Interests That We Help This Democracy Succeed.

-George W. Bush

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One Thing Is Clear: The Iraqi People Are Showing Incredible Courage. The United States Of America Must Understand That It's In Our Interests That We Help This Democracy Succeed.

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Rewriting History

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Well, I'm Reading About The Battle Of New Orleans Right Now. I've Got An Eclectic Reading List.

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Libraries Promote The Sharing Of Knowledge, Connecting People Of All Ages With Valuable Information Resources. These Dynamic And Modern Institutions, And The Librarians Who Staff Them, Add Immeasurably To Our Quality Of Life.

I Trust God Speaks Through Me. Without That, I Couldn't Do My Job.

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I'm Driven With A Mission From God. God Would Tell Me, 'george, Go And Fight Those Terrorists In Afghanistan.' And I Did, And Then God Would Tell Me, 'george Go And End The Tyranny In Iraq,' And I Did.

It Would Send An Unbelievably Terrible Signal To Reformers Across The Region. It Would Say We've Abandoned Our Desire To Change The Conditions That Create Terror. It Would Give The Terrorists A Safe Haven From Which To Launch Attacks. It Would Embolden Iran. It Would Embolden Extremists. That's Why We're Not Leaving Iraq.

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Mass Destruction

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Neither In French Nor In English Nor In Mexican.

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Security And Freedom

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Productive Life

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Dangerous World

These Acts Shattered Steel, But They Cannot Dent The Steel Of America's Resolve.

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I Think I Was Unprepared For War.

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Don't Misunderestimate Me. . . .

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Political Humor

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Unconditional Love

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Osama Bin Laden

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The Terrorists And Their Supporters Declared War On The United States - And War Is What They Got.

I Realize I Will Never Regain My Anonymity But I Can Certainly Give It A Try. And It's A Lot Of Fun To Give It A Try.

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The Ambassador And The General Were Briefing Me On The....the Vast Majority Of Iraqis Want To Live In A Peaceful, Free World. And We Will Find These People And We Will Bring Them To Justice.

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I Think We Ought To Raise The Age At Which Juveniles Can Have A Gun.

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Republican Or Democrat Candidate For Presidency Ought To Say: I Look Forward To Working With The President To Solve The Problem. People Expect Us To Come Here To Solve Problems. And Thus Far, The Attitude Has Been: Let's Just Kind Of Ignore What The President Has Said And Just Hope Somebody Else Comes And Solves It For Us. And That's What I'd Be Running On. I'd Be Running On The Economy And I'd Be Running On National Security. But Since I'm Not Running, I Can Only Serve As An Adviser To Those Who Are.

You Have To Be Optimistic About Golf. I Mean It's Physically Demanding, Particularly If You're On One Leg. But It's Psychologically Demanding Regardless Of Your Physical Infirmities. I Mean, It's A Tough Sport. You've Got To Be Disciplined And Optimistic. And If You Have A Bad Hole, You've Got To Be Optimistic That You'll Do Well On The Next Hole.

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Painful Experiences

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Britain And America

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Then I Went For A Run With The Other Dog And Just Walked. And I Started Thinking About A Lot Of Things. I Was Able To - I Can't Remember What It Was. Oh, The Inaugural Speech, Started Thinking Through That.

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We Ought To Make The Pie Higher.

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That's Important When You Are Running An Organization So That The People Who Work With You Know What You Believe In And Know Those Beliefs Won't Change.

I Do Believe In The Sanctity Of Marriage. ...but I Don't See That As Conflict With Being A Tolerant Person Or An Understanding Person.

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I Do Remain Confident In Linda. She'll Make A Fine Labor Secretary. From What I've Read In The Press Accounts, She's Perfectly Qualified.

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.

Together, We Will Reclaim America's Schools, Before Ignorance And Apathy Claim More Young Lives.

We Should Fund The Armies Of Compassion, We Should Not Discriminate Against Faith-based Programs.

Today At Pearl Harbor, Veterans Are Gathering To Pay Tribute To The Young Men They Remember Who Never Escaped The Sunken Ships. And Over The Years, Some Pearl Harbor Veterans Have Made A Last Request. They Ask That Their Ashes Be Brought Down And Placed Inside The Uss Arizona. After The Long Lives Given Them, They Wanted To Rest Besides The Best Men They Ever Knew. Such Loyalty And Love Remain The Greatest Strength Of The United States Navy.

Secondly, There Are Such Things As Roving Wiretaps. Now, By The Way, Any Time You Hear The United States Government Talking About Wiretap, It Requires - A Wiretap Requires A Court Order. [...] Nothing Has Changed, By The Way. When We're Talking About Chasing Down Terrorists, We're Talking About Getting A Court Order Before We Do So. [...]

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