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George H.W. Bush: “It is your sacred duty to right these wrongs, to stand up for the vulnerable against the unscrupulous, the guileless…”

On the recordJune 21, 1990
It is your sacred duty to right these wrongs, to stand up for the vulnerable against the unscrupulous, the guileless against the conniving.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks to United States Attorneys

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