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This Is A Day When All Americans From Every Walk Of Life Unite In Our Resolve For Justice And Peace. America Has Stood Down Enemies Before, And We Will Do So This Time. None Of Us Will Ever Forget This Day. Yet, We Go Forward To Defend Freedom And All That Is Good And Just In Our World. Thank You. Good Night, And God Bless America.

-George W. Bush

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George W. Bush

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This Is A Day When All Americans From Every Walk Of Life Unite In Our Resolve For Justice And Peace. America Has Stood Down Enemies Before, And We Will Do So This Time. None Of Us Will Ever Forget This Day. Yet, We Go Forward To Defend Freedom And All That Is Good And Just In Our World. Thank You. Good Night, And God Bless America.

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I Understand How Democracy Works. Quite A Little Bit Of Criticism In It, Which Is Fine. That's Fine. That's Part Of The Process. But I Have Every Right, As Do My Administration, To Make It Clear What The Consequences Would Be Of Policy. And If We Think Somebody Is Strong Or Doesn't See The World The Way It Is, We'll Continue To Point That Out To People.

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.

I Was Very Fortunate To Have Had A Mother And Father Who Loved Me In Spite Of My Failings.

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We See In Islam A Religion That Traces Its Origins Back To God's Call On Abraham. We Share Your Belief In God's Justice, And Your Insistence On Man's Moral Responsibility. We Thank The Many Muslim Nations Who Stand With Us Against Terror. Nations That Are Often Victims Of Terror, Themselves.

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i Favor Leaving Up To A Woman And Her Doctor The Abortion Question.

Islam Is A Faith That Brings Comfort To People. It Inspires Them To Lead Lives Based On Honesty, And Justice, And Compassion.

Through Much Of The Last Century, America's Faith In Freedom And Democracy Was A Rock In A Raging Sea. Now It Is A Seed Upon The Wind, Taking Root In Many Nations.

I'm The President And The Commander-in-chief. Do It My Way.

You're Free. And Freedom Is Beautiful. And, You Know, It'll Take Time To Restore Chaos And Order - Order Out Of Chaos. But We Will.

Victory Means Exit Strategy. And It's Important For The President To Explain To Us What The Exit Strategy Is.

One Of The Biggest Sacrifices In Running For President, If There Is One, Is The Loss Of Anonymity.

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Can't Living With The Bill Means It Won't Become Law.

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You Can Imagine These Radicals Getting A Hold Of A Country Where They're Able To Pull Oil Off The Market To Run The Price Of Oil Up To Extract Concession.

Golf Teaches You Honesty. It Teaches You Discipline. It Gives You A Strong Appreciation Of Nature. And Personal Responsibility, Something That Lacks In Our Society At Times. I Mean, It's Only Your Fault, You Can't Blame Anyone Else When You Shank It. Or Pick The Wrong Club.

Wine Is Like Beer Except Different.

You Cannot Solve A Problem Unless You Diagnose The Problem.

Year After Year In Washington, Budget Debates Seem To Come Down To An Old, Tired Argument: On One Side, Those Who Want More Government, Regardless Of The Cost; On The Other, Those Who Want Less Government, Regardless Of The Need....government Has A Role, And An Important Role. Yet, Too Much Government Crowds Out Initiative And Hard Work, Private Charity And The Private Economy....government Should Be Active, But Limited; Engaged, But Not Overbearing.

My Answer Is Bring Them On.

I Was Able To Adjust Initially By Plunging Right Into The Book And The Bush Presidential Center At Southern Methodist University. And It Turns Out That There Is A Good Way To Make A Living By Giving Speeches.

I'm Not So Sure The Role Of The United States Is Going Around The World Saying This Is The Way Its Gotta Be.

And Uh, So, I'm Running For A Reason. I'm Answering This Question Here And The Answer Is, You Cannot Lead America To A Positive Tomorrow With Revenge On One's Mind. Revenge Is So Incredibly Negative. And So To Answer Your Question, I'm Going To Win Because People Sense My Heart, Know My Sense Of Optimism And Know Where I Want To Lead The Country. And I Tease People By Saying, "a Leader, You Can't Say, Follow Me The World Is Going To Be Worse." I'm An Optimistic Person. I'm An Inherently Content Person.

I Wish I Wasn't The War President. Who In The Heck Wants To Be A War President? I Don't.

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.

I Can't Imagine What It Would Be To Be President When The United States At War With Yourself. People Killing Each Other Here In America On A Massive Basis. Just Can't Imagine What It Would Be.

There's Not As Much Money In Washington As They're Used To Be!

International Law? I Better Call My Lawyer; He Didn't Bring That Up To Me.

The Contrast Couldn't Be Clearer Between The Intentions And The Hearts Of Those Of Us Who Care Deeply About Human Rights And Human Liberty And Those Who Kill. [on The Terrorist Bombings In London, July 7, 2005

The Bond Between Mothers And Their Children Is One Defined By Love. As A Mother's Prayers For Her Children Are Unending, So Are The Wisdom, Grace, And Strength They Provide To Their Children.

The Patriot Act Has Increased The Flow Of Information Within Our Government, And It Has Helped Break Up Terror Cells In The United States Of America And The United States Congress Was Right To Renew The Terrorist Act. The Patriot Act.

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