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George H.W. Bush: “America can't expect to remain a first-class economy if we settle for second-rate schools.”

On the recordDecember 11, 1990
America can't expect to remain a first-class economy if we settle for second-rate schools.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Jobs for America's Graduates Awards Ceremony

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