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George H.W. Bush: “The resilience of the State governments in the eighties vindicates, in my view, the wisdom of the Founding Fathers.”

On the recordMarch 9, 1989
The resilience of the State governments in the eighties vindicates, in my view, the wisdom of the Founding Fathers.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks to Members of the National Conference of State Legislators

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