George Bush actually said...

"The fate of that revolution, the future of democracy in Russia and other new nations of the old Soviet empire is the most important foreign policy issue of our time."

"Democracies grow together through the countless encounters that take place every day between private individuals."

"Let me just thank President Yeltsin for this because this is a matter of grave concern to the American people."

"Today marks the beginning of a new era, a new kind of summit."