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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.

-George W. Bush

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George W. Bush

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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.

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Neither In French Nor In English Nor In Mexican.

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I Love Free Speech.

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I Meant It When I Said She Was The Greatest First Lady Ever. Because She Viewed The Presidency And Being First Lady As An Opportunity To Improve People's Lives. It Wasn't A Burden. She Put Her Heart And Soul Into The Experience, Just Like I Did.

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Reinvention Means You're Kind Of Re-creating Somebody. Well, I'm The Same Person, In Terms Of Values. My Priorities - My Faith, My Family, My Friends, The Values Of Personal Responsibility And Universality Of Freedom, And "to Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Required" - Haven't Changed [since Presidency].

Golf Is Something I Love. It's Been A Part Of My Family's History.

I Want The Iraqis To Understand That We Are With Them And That They Have To Make Tough Decisions, And We'll Help Them Make Those Tough Decisions For This Country, For This Democracy To Survive. And They've Made Some Tough Decisions.

I Appreciate People's Opinions, But I'm More Interested In News. And The Best Way To Get The News Is From Objective Sources. And The Most Objective Sources I Have Are People On My Staff Who Tell Me What's Happening In The World.

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

Any Sign That Says We're Going To Leave Iraq Before The Job Is Done Simply Emboldens Terrorists And Creates A Certain Amount Of Doubt For People, So They Won't Take The Risk Necessary To Help A Civil Society Evolve In The Country.

I'm The Master Of Low Expectations.

Low Expectations

Time Is Passing. Yet, For The United States Of America, There Will Be No Forgetting September The 11th. We Will Remember Every Rescuer Who Died In Honor. We Will Remember Every Family That Lives In Grief. We Will Remember The Fire And Ash, The Last Phone Calls, The Funerals Of The Children.

They Want The Federal Government Controlling The Social Security, Like It's Some Kind Of Federal Program.

It's Important To Reach Out To Moderate Arab Nations, Like Jordan And Egypt, Saudi Arabia And Kuwait.

I View The Relationship With Canada As A Vital Relationship For The United States. The Relationship, Of Course, Is Defined Government-to-government. It's Also Defined People-to-people, And There's A Lot Of People In My Country Who Respect Canada And Have Great Relations With Canadians, And We Intend To Keep It That Way.

The Lesson Of September The 11th Is: Take Threats Before They Fully Materialize.

Because The Union Of A Man And Woman Deserves An Honored Place In Our Society, I Support The Protection Of Marriage Against Activist Judges. And I Will Continue To Appoint Federal Judges Who Know The Difference Between Personal Opinion And The Strict Interpretation Of The Law.

Personal Opinions

Tommy (thompson) Is A Good Listener, And He's A Pretty Good Actor, Too.

I Will Never Relent In Defending America - Whatever It Takes.

Whatever It Takes

Defending America

Fighting Evil, It's Hard Work.

Somebody Accused Us Of Hiring Him And Putting Him There. He Was A Classic.

It's Important That The United States Not Forget The Lessons Of September The 11th, 2001. I Assure You, I'm Not Going To Forget Them.

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