“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordMarch 9, 1989
We must draw from these same deep wells of national purpose to summon the spirit of defiance.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas
Source
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Remarks to Members of the National Conference of State Legislators

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