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George H.W. Bush: Washington sought not the security of power but the power to secure America's independence, to build a nation devoted to…

On the recordJuly 2, 1991
Washington sought not the security of power but the power to secure America's independence, to build a nation devoted to freedom and human dignity.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Dedication Ceremony of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota

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