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George H.W. Bush: And that is character. That is character. And if you keep doing it, you lose trust. Character and trust are important.…

On the recordOctober 29, 1992
And that is character. That is character. And if you keep doing it, you lose trust. Character and trust are important. The thing that bothers me is there is a pattern of deception, being on all sides of these questions. He said on April 17th, ``I'm going to reveal my draft records,'' and we haven't seen them yet. Listen, a lot of people disapproved of the war. But you can't try to have it both ways. You can't say, ``I got an induction,'' and then, ``I didn't.'' You can't say that you wrote the man, that you once--you can't say that you're going to have one position and then another. You've got to stand up and take a position and lead. And that's what being President is about. You cannot lead by misleading. Audience members. Bush! Bush! Bush!
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George H.W. Bush
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