Putting innocents at risk is not the way one makes a political statement.
George H.W. Bush: “Putting innocents at risk is not the way one makes a political statement.”
On the recordAugust 10, 1991
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Exchange in Kennebunkport, Maine With Reporters Following the Release of American Hostage Edward Tracy
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