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On the recordDecember 15, 1991
The ideas and action of the American founders were rooted deeply in human nature and experience.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights Luncheon at Montpelier in Orange County, Virginia

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