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The Terrorists Are Fighting Freedom With All Their Cunning And Cruelty Because Freedom Is Their Greatest Fear - And They Should Be Afraid, Because Freedom Is On The March.

-George W. Bush

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George W. Bush

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The Terrorists Are Fighting Freedom With All Their Cunning And Cruelty Because Freedom Is Their Greatest Fear - And They Should Be Afraid, Because Freedom Is On The March.

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Democracies Have

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Mass Destruction

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We're Coming With A Mighty Force To End The Reign Of Your Oppressors. We Are Coming To Bring You Food And Medicine And A Better Life. And We Are Coming And We Will Not Stop, We Will Not Relent Until Your Country Is Free.

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Mass Destruction

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Servant Leadership

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Mass Destruction

We Really Don't Need The United Nations Approval To Act. When It Comes To Our Security, We Do Not Need Anyones Permission.

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.

We Are A Caring Nation, And Our Values Should Also Guide Us On How We Harness The Gifts Of Science. New Medical Breakthroughs Bring The Hope Of Cures For Terrible Diseases And Treatments That Can Improve The Lives Of Millions. Our Challenge Is To Make Sure That Science Serves The Cause Of Humanity Instead Of The Other Way Around.

America Will Never Run... And We Will Always Be Grateful That Liberty Has Found Such Brave Defenders.

I Come From A Different Generation From My Dad.

Listen, Al Gore Is A Very Tough Opponent. He Is The Incumbent. He Represents The Incumbency. And A Challenger Is Somebody Who Generally Comes From The Pack And Wins, If You're Going To Win. And That's Where I'm Coming From.

The Choice Is His [saddam Hussein's]. And If He Does Not Disarm, The United States Of America Will Lead A Coalition And Disarm Him, In The Name Of Peace.

It Is Clear That The Future Of Freedom And Peace Depend On The Actions Of America. This Nation Is Freedom's Home. We Are Freedom's Defender. We Welcome This Charge Of History, And We Are Keeping It. The War On Terror Continues. The Enemies Of Freedom Are Not Idle. And Neither Are We. This Country Will Not Rest, We Will Not Tire, We Will Not Stop Until This Danger To Civilization Is Removed.

Suiciders Are Willing To Kill Innocent Life In Order To Send The Projection That This Is An Impossible Mission.

My Faith Plays A Big Part In My Life. And When I Was Answering That Question What I Was Really Saying To The Person Was That I Pray A Lot. And I Do. And My Faith Is A Very, It's Very Personal. I Pray For Strength. I Pray For Wisdom. I Pray For Our Troops In Harm's Way. I Pray For My Family. I Pray For My Little Girls.

Wait A Minute. What Did You Just Say? You're Predicting $4-a-gallon Gas? ... That's Interesting. I Hadn't Heard That.

Today, The Government Of A Free Afghanistan Is Fighting Terror, Pakistan Is Capturing Terrorist Leaders, Saudi Arabia Is Making Raids And Arrests, Libya Is Dismantling Its Weapons Programs, The Army Of A Free Iraq Is Fighting For Freedom, And More Than Three-quarters Of Al-qaida's Key Members And Associates Have Been Detained Or Killed. We Have Led, Many Have Joined, And America And The World Are Safer.

I Am Mindful Of The Difference Between The Executive Branch And The Legislative Branch. I Assured All Four Of These Leaders That I Know The Difference, And That Difference Is They Pass The Laws And I Execute Them.

What We Republicans Should Stand For Is Growth In The Economy. We Ought To Make The Pie Higher.

When You Turn Your Heart And Your Life Over To Christ, When You Accept Christ As The Savior, It Changes Your Heart.

It's Time To Restore Honor And Dignity To The White House.

Let's Make Sure That There Is Certainty During Uncertain Times In Our Economy.

Uncertain Times

I Want Everybody To Hear Loud And Clear That I'm Going To Be The President Of Everybody.

It Has Sustained Me In Moments Of Success And In Moments Of Disappointment. Without It, I'd Be A Different Person. And Without It, I Doubt I'd Be Here Today.

If The Terriers And Bariffs Are Torn Down, This Economy Will Grow.

I Believe That Marriage Has Served Society Well, And I Believe It Is Important To Affirm That, That Marriage Between A Man And A Woman Is The Ideal. And The Job Of The President Is To Drive Policy Toward The Ideal.

I Mean, There Was A Serious International Effort To Say To Saddam Hussein: 'you're A Threat'. And The 9/11 Attacks Accentuated That Threat, As Far As I'm Concerned.

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