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There Are Some Monuments Where The Land Is So Widespread, They Just Encompass As Much As Possible. And The Integral Part Of The - The Precious Part, So To Speak - I Guess All Land Is Precious, But The Part That The People Uniformly Would Not Want To Spoil, Will Not Be Despoiled. But There Are Parts Of The Monument Lands Where We Can Explore Without Affecting The Overall Environment.

-George W. Bush

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There Are Some Monuments

George W. Bush

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There Are Some Monuments Where The Land Is So Widespread, They Just Encompass As Much As Possible. And The Integral Part Of The - The Precious Part, So To Speak - I Guess All Land Is Precious, But The Part That The People Uniformly Would Not Want To Spoil, Will Not Be Despoiled. But There Are Parts Of The Monument Lands Where We Can Explore Without Affecting The Overall Environment.

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I Would Have Said Yes To Abortion If Only It Was Right. I Mean, Yeah It's Right. Well No It's Not Right That's Why I Said No To It.

The 20th Century Ended With A Single Surviving Model Of Human Progress.

If We Don't Stop Extending Our Troops All Around The World In Nation-building Missions, We're Going To Have A Serious Problem Coming Down The Road.

I Understand Small Business Growth. I Was One.

Let Us Never Tolerate Outrageous Conspiracy Theories Concerning The Attacks Of September The 11th; Malicious Lies That Attempt To Shift The Blame Away From The Terrorists, Themselves, Away From The Guilty.

The Fundamental Question Is, 'will I Be A Successful President When It Comes To Foreign Policy?' I Will Be, But Until I'm The President, It's Going To Be Hard For Me To Verify That I Think I'll Be More Effective.

If You Look At My Policies They're All Aimed At Empowering People To Make Their Own Decisions.

If Most Of The Breaks Go To Wealthy People It's Because Most Of The People Who Pay Taxes Are Wealthy.

I Didn't Try To Be Something I Wasn't.

It's Going To Require Numerous Ira Agents.

I Expect You To Work Hard On Our Agenda.

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I Believe Strongly That To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Required - We Are A Blessed Nation - And That The United States Could Affect Suffering In A Positive Way.

There's A Lot That I Want To Accomplish.

Like You, I Have Been Disgraced About What I've Seen On Tv That Took Place In Prison.

It's Amazing I Won. I Was Running Against Peace, Prosperity, And Incumbency.

Doing Nothing In The Face Of A Grave Threat To The World Is Not An Option.

It Will Take Time To Restore Chaos

Theres A Lot Of Blowhards In The Political Process, You Know, A Lot Of Hot-air Artists, People Who Have Got Something Fancy To Say.

Only A Liberal Senator From Massachusetts Would Say That A 49 Percent Increase In Funding For Education Was Not Enough.

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Do You Have Blacks, Too?

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.

Oftentimes People Ask Me, 'why Is It That You're So Focused On Helping The Hungry And Diseased In Strange Parts Of The World?'

As Americans, We Want Peace - We Work And Sacrifice For Peace. But There Can Be No Peace If Our Security Depends On The Will And Whims Of A Ruthless And Aggressive Dictator. I'm Not Willing To Stake One American Life On Trusting Saddam Hussein.

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

I Think It's Important To Promote A Culture Of Life. I Think A Hospitable Society Is A Society Where Every Being Counts And Every Person Matters. I Believe The Ideal World Is One In Which Every Child Is Protected In Law And Welcomed To Life. I Understand There's Great Differences On This Issue Of Abortion. But I Believe Reasonable People Can Come Together And Put Good Law In Place That Will Help Reduce The Number Of Abortions.

I Encourage All Americans To Express Admiration And Appreciation To Fathers.

Some Say That By Fighting The Terrorists Abroad Since September The 11th, We Only Stir Up A Hornets' Nest. But The Terrorists Who Struck That Day Were Stirred Up Already. If America Were Not Fighting Terrorists In Iraq And Afghanistan And Elsewhere, What Would These Thousands Of Killers Do - Suddenly Begin Leading Productive Lives Of Service And Charity? ... We Are Dealing Here With Killers Who Have Made The Death Of Americans The Calling Of Their Lives.

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