While people are thinking peace, we ought to try to move forward now.
George H.W. Bush: “While people are thinking peace, we ought to try to move forward now.”
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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Elie Wiesel Foundation Humanitarian Award and an Exchange With Reporters
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