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George H.W. Bush: “We can have an America free from war, free from drugs and crime -- an America free from fear.”

On the recordSeptember 6, 1989
We can have an America free from war, free from drugs and crime -- an America free from fear.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the American Legion Annual Convention in Baltimore, Maryland

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