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George W. Bush

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“I'm asking Congress to pass my Zero Down Payment Initiative. We should remove the 3 percent down payment rule for first time home buyers with FHA-insured mortgages.”
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Recorded in: Remarks to the National Association of Home Builders, Columbus, Ohio, October 2, 2004
“I hear there's rumors on the internets [pause] that we're going to have a draft. We're not going to have a draft, period.”
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Recorded in: 2nd Presidential Debate, October 8, 2004
“I wasn't happy when we found out there wasn't [[Iraq and weapons of mass destruction|weapons [of mass destruction in Iraq]]]”
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Recorded in: 2nd Presidential Debate, October 8, 2004
“Our health care system is the envy of the world.”
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Recorded in: 3rd Presidential Debate (October 13, 2004).
“I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those exaggerations.”
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Recorded in: 3rd Presidential Debate, October 13, 2004 (See his March 13, 2002 quote)
“I made it very plain: We will not have an all-volunteer army. [Crowd boos] Let me restate that. We will not have a draft. [Crowd Cheers]”
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Recorded in: Bush speaking at the Daytona International Speedway with his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida, October 16, 2004
“A political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not a person you want as your commander in chief.”
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Recorded in: Bush to supporters at an airport rally, October 27, 2004
“Now that I've got the will of the people at my back, I'm going to start enforcing the one-question rule. That was three questions.”
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Recorded in: News conference (4 November 2004)
“Again, he violated the one-question rule right off the bat. Obviously, you didn't listen to the will of the people.”
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Recorded in: News conference (4 November 2004)
“America would do it again for our friends.”
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Recorded in: at July 6, 2004, Normandy, France
“Some folks look at me and see swagger, which in Texas is called 'walking'.”
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Recorded in: Speech accepting the Republican nomination for President in New York City (September 2004). Reported in the New York Times.
“And as a result of the United States military, Taliban no longer is in existence.”
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Recorded in: Speech in Springfield, Ohio, September 27, 2004
“For decades, the circle of liberty and security and development has been expanding in our world. This progress has brought unity to Europe, self-government to Latin America and Asia, and new hope to Africa. Now we have the historic chance to widen the circle even further, to fight radicalism and terror with justice and dignity, to achieve a true peace, founded on human freedom.”
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“We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace. We know that oppressive governments support terror, while free governments fight the terrorists in their midst. We know that free peoples embrace progress and life, instead of becoming the recruits for murderous ideologies.”
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“Every nation that wants peace will share the benefits of a freer world. And every nation that seeks peace has an obligation to help build that world.”
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“The security of our world is found in the advancing rights of mankind.”
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“Peaceful nations must stand for the advance of democracy. No other system of government has done more to protect minorities, to secure the rights of labor, to raise the status of women, or to channel human energy to the pursuits of peace.”
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“When it comes to the desire for liberty and justice, there is no clash of civilizations. People everywhere are capable of freedom, and worthy of freedom.”
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“The desire for freedom resides in every human heart. And that desire cannot be contained forever by prison walls, or martial laws, or secret police. Over time, and across the Earth, freedom will find a way.”
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“For too long, many nations, including my own, tolerated, even excused, oppression in the Middle East in the name of stability. Oppression became common, but stability never arrived. We must take a different approach. We must help the reformers of the Middle East as they work for freedom, and strive to build a community of peaceful, democratic nations.”
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“The advance of liberty is the path to both a safer and better world.”
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“I'm pleased that you all are here to witness the signature of the Secure Fence Act of 2006. This bill will help protect the American people. This bill will make our borders more secure. It is an important step toward immigration reform.”
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“Ours is a nation of immigrants. We're also a nation of law. Unfortunately, the United States has not been in complete control of its borders for decades and, therefore, illegal immigration has been on the rise. We have a responsibility to address these challenges. We have a responsibility to enforce our laws. We have a responsibility to secure our borders. We take this responsibility seriously.”
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“We must face the reality that millions of illegal immigrants are already here. They should not be given an automatic ; that is . I oppose amnesty. There is a rational middle ground between granting an automatic pass to citizenship for every illegal immigrant and a program of mass deportation. And I look forward to working with Congress to find that middle ground.”
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“We had an accountability moment, and that's called the 2004 elections.”
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Recorded in: Remarks during interview aboard Air Force One, (14 January 2005)
“I think people attack me because they are fearful that I will then say that you're not equally as patriotic if you're not a religious person. ... I've never said that. I've never acted like that. I think that's just the way it is. (Washington Times, 12 January 2005)”
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“Sometimes, words have consequences you don't intend them to mean (14 January 2005)”
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“Because he's hiding.”
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Recorded in: Asked why his administration had been unable to locate and arrest Osama Bin Laden. (16 January 2005)
“To Poland's President Aleksander Kwaśniewski: I want to thank you for your leadership on that issue, Mr Prime Minister. (10 February 2005)”
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“This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. (Short pause) And having said that, all options are on the table. (Laughter) (25 February 2005)”
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“Hello, what's your name?" "My name is Mr. Fischer, what's your name?" "Bush. I'm Mr. Bush.”
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Recorded in: Dialogue with German foreign minister and Vice Chancellor Joschka Fischer during his visit in Germany, 24. February 2005
“I made it very clear to the Congress that the use of federal money, taxpayers' money to promote science which destroys life in order to save life is — I'm against that. And therefore, if the bill does that, I will veto it. (emphasis added) AP, 21 May 2005”
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“Interestingly enough, Americans now understand we have a problem. — April 26, 2005”
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“See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda. — May 24, 2005”
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“I was going to say he's a piece of work, but that might not translate too well. Is that all right, if I call you a 'piece of work'?”
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Recorded in: to Jean-Claude Juncker, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg (June 20, 2005)
“I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees. They did anticipate a serious storm. But these levees got breached. And as a result, much of New Orleans is flooded. And now we are having to deal with it and will. — September 1, 2005.”
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“Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job.”
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Recorded in: Speaking to FEMA head Michael D. Brown, following Hurrican Katrina at Mobile Regional Airport in Mobile, Alabama. — September 2, 2005.
“What I intend to do is lead an investigation to find out what went right and what went wrong.... I think one of the things that people want us to do here is to play a blame game. We've got to solve problems. We're problem-solvers. There will be ample time for people to figure out what went right and what went wrong. What I'm interested in is helping save lives. That's what I want to do.”
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Recorded in: Answering a question regarding Katrina aftermath and what went wrong with government response — September 6, 2005.
“I understand not everybody agrees with the decisions I've made, but that's not unique to Central or South America. Truth of the matter is, there's people who disagree with the decisions I've made all over the world. But that's what happens when you make decisions.”
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Recorded in: At the Mar del Plata Summit of the Americas, November 4, 2005.
“Thank you. God told me to wear it. That's a joke.”
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Recorded in: Responding to a compliment on his suit from European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso (November 2005)
“We do not torture.”
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Recorded in: November 7, 2005. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4415132.stm
“As Iraqi forces gain experience and the political process advances, we will be able to decrease our troop level in Iraq without losing our capability to defeat the terrorists. These decisions about troop levels will be driven by the conditions on the ground in Iraq and the good judgment of our commanders, not by artificial timetables set by politicians in Washington.”
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Recorded in: during address to the United States Naval Academy, November 30, 2005.
“There was no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the attack of 9/11, I've never said that and never made that case prior to going into Iraq.”
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Recorded in: Reuters, December 2005, quoted in Steve Coffman, Founders v. Bush (2007)
“The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.”
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“From the day of our Founding, we have proclaimed that every man and woman on this earth has rights, and dignity, and matchless value, because they bear the image of the Maker of Heaven and earth. Across the generations we have proclaimed the imperative of self-government, because no one is fit to be a master, and no one deserves to be a slave.”
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“We will persistently clarify the choice before every ruler and every nation — the moral choice between oppression, which is always wrong, and freedom, which is eternally right.”
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“As hope kindles hope, millions more will find it. By our efforts, we have lit a fire as well — a fire in the minds of men. It warms those who feel its power, it burns those who fight its progress, and one day this untamed fire of freedom will reach the darkest corners of our world.”
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“The exercise of rights is ennobled by service and mercy and a heart for the weak. Liberty for all does not mean independence from one another. Our nation relies on men and women who look after a neighbor and surround the lost with love. Americans, at our best, value the life we see in one another and must always remember that even the unwanted have worth. And our country must abandon all the habits of racism because we cannot carry the message of freedom and the baggage of bigotry at the same time.”
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“From the perspective of a single day, including this day of dedication, the issues and questions before our country are many. From the viewpoint of centuries, the questions that come to us are narrowed and few. Did our generation advance the cause of freedom? And did our character bring credit to that cause?”
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“We have known divisions, which must be healed to move forward in great purposes — and I will strive in good faith to heal them. Yet those divisions do not define America. We felt the unity and fellowship of our nation when freedom came under attack, and our response came like a single hand over a single heart. And we can feel that same unity and pride whenever America acts for good, and the victims of disaster are given hope, and the unjust encounter justice, and the captives are set free.”
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