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This Is A World That Is Much More Uncertain Than The Past. In The Past We Were Certain, We Were Certain It Was Us Versus The Russians In The Past. We Were Certain, And Therefore We Had Huge Nuclear Arsenals Aimed At Each Other To Keep The Peace. That's What We Were Certain Of... You See, Even Though It's An Uncertain World, We're Certain Of Some Things. We're Certain That Even Though The "evil Empire" May Have Passed, Evil Still Remains.

-George W. Bush

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George W. Bush

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This Is A World That Is Much More Uncertain Than The Past. In The Past We Were Certain, We Were Certain It Was Us Versus The Russians In The Past. We Were Certain, And Therefore We Had Huge Nuclear Arsenals Aimed At Each Other To Keep The Peace. That's What We Were Certain Of... You See, Even Though It's An Uncertain World, We're Certain Of Some Things. We're Certain That Even Though The "evil Empire" May Have Passed, Evil Still Remains.

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All I Can Tell You Is That I Know The Enemy, Allies, And Troops Hear What I Say.

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Thank You, Your Holiness. Awesome Speech.

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Overconsumption

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Pursuit Of Happiness

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I Confirmed To The Prime Minister That We Appreciate Our Friendship.

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

I Do Not Agree With This Notion That Somehow If I Go To Try To Attract Votes And To Lead People Toward A Better Tomorrow Somehow I Get Subscribed To Some-some Doctrine Gets Subscribed To Me.

Well, That's Going To Be Up To The Pundits And The People To Make Up Their Mind. I'll Tell You What Is A President For Him, For Example, Talking About My Record In The State Of Texas. I Mean, He's Willing To Say Anything In Order To Convince People That I Haven't Had A Good Record In Texas.

I Think That Not Criticizing My Successor Is A Statement Unto Itself, In Terms Of Trying To Create An Environment Where People Are Able To Have A Meaningful Discussion Or Debate Without Trash Talk.

Hindsight Alone Is Not Wisdom. And Second-guessing Is Not A Strategy.

It's Clearly A Budget. It's Got A Lot Of Numbers In It.

Let Us Never Tolerate Outrageous Conspiracy Theories.

A Lot Of Times In The Rhetoric, People Forget The Facts. And The Facts Are That Thousands Of Small Businesses-hispanically Owned Or Otherwise-pay Taxes At The Highest Marginal Rate.

i Dont Have The Foggiest Idea About What I Think About International, Foreign Policy.

For Me, I Learned From My Father That When It's Over, It's Over.

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.

The Tyrant Has Fallen, And Iraq Is Free.

People Forget... That We Structured It So That The Government, Or The People, Would Be Repaid With A Really Good Rate Of Return. And As It Turns Out, That Aspect Of Tarp, That's What Happened.

They've Seen Me Make Decisions, They've Seen Me Under Trying Times, They've Seen Me Weep, They've Seen Me Laugh, They've Seen Me Hug. And They Know Who I Am, And I Believe They're Comfortable With The Fact That They Know I'm Not Going To Shift Principles Or Shift Positions Based Upon Polls And Focus Groups.

I Want To Thank The President And The Ceo Of Constellation Energy, Mayo Shattuck. That's A Pretty Cool First Name, Isn't It, Mayo. Pass The Mayo.

This Notion That The United States Is Getting Ready To Attack Iran Is Simply Ridiculous. And Having Said That, All Options Are On The Table

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.

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