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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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