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On the recordDecember 11, 2013
We are fighting a new kind of war against determined enemies, and public servants long into the future will bear the responsibility to defend Americans against terror.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Public servants must defend against ongoing threats post-9/11.

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