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George H.W. Bush: “We must also remember the importance of teaching them the difference between liberty and license.”

On the recordOctober 4, 1989
We must also remember the importance of teaching them the difference between liberty and license.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Proclamation 6039—National Children's Day, 1989

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