And that's why we must strive to turn this bitter cycle of demanding an eye for an eye into one of offering a hand for a hand.
George H.W. Bush: “And that's why we must strive to turn this bitter cycle of demanding an eye for an eye into one of offering a hand for a…”
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Remarks at the Dedication Ceremony for the Khalil Gibran Memorial Garden
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