George Bush actually said...

We single out all 10 of these cities not because they claim to be the best cities in America - I think they're too smart or, in some instances, too modest for that - but because they represent what's best about American cities.

Context

Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the All-American Cities Awards

08/05/1990

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