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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJune 6, 2005
Both of us didn't want to use our military. Nobody wants to commit military into combat. It's the last option.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas
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Bush discusses the reluctance to use military force and the difficulties of such decisions.

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