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George H.W. Bush: “Strength is not empty rhetoric. It's not bluster. And in my experience, the strongest person usually isn't the loudest…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2016
Strength is not empty rhetoric. It's not bluster. And in my experience, the strongest person usually isn't the loudest one in the room.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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George W. Bush defines true strength in leadership, contrasting it with loud rhetoric.

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