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On the recordAugust 25, 1991
I remain optimistic that these enormous changes can be handled without disorder, without the anarchy that we hear some on the television talking about.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Mulroney of Canada in Kennebunkport, Maine

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