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George H.W. Bush: “Let's not be afraid, as Mr. Jefferson said, to follow truth, wherever it may lead.”

On the recordSeptember 26, 1989
Let's not be afraid, as Mr. Jefferson said, to follow truth, wherever it may lead.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Education Summit Welcoming Ceremony at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville

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