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The Only Things That I Can Tell You Is That Every Case I Have Reviewed I Have Been Comfortable With The Innocence Or Guilt Of The Person That I've Looked At. I Do Not Believe We've Put A Guilty ... I Mean Innocent Person To Death In The State Of Texas.

-George W. Bush

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George W. Bush

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The Only Things That I Can Tell You Is That Every Case I Have Reviewed I Have Been Comfortable With The Innocence Or Guilt Of The Person That I've Looked At. I Do Not Believe We've Put A Guilty ... I Mean Innocent Person To Death In The State Of Texas.

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A Dictatorship Would Be A Heck Of A Lot Easier, There's No Question About It.

I Feel A Special Kinship For Our Military. Because, Unfortunately, I Became A Wartime President. And Committed Our Military In The Defense Of Our Country To Difficult Assignments. I Tell People All The Time, I Don't Miss Much About Being President; I Do Miss Looking In The Eyes Of People Who Volunteered To Serve. And So Not Only Do I Feel A Kinship, I Feel An Obligation And A Duty To Help.

I've Watched Politics For Years. Republicans Rarely Get Credit For The Good Things That Happen In The Economy During Their Watch. Democrats Always Get More Credit Than They Deserve. They Are Just Better At Political Discourse That We Are.

I Could Have Easily Not Run For President, And People Would Have Come Up And Said, "oh, Man, You Would Have Been A Great President." Or Even A Lousy President. But I Never Would Have Known Had I Not Chosen To Run. Part Of Life Is Seizing The Moment.

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