Political Quotes

George H.W. Bush

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George H.W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989. Bush was a World War II veteran and served in various roles within the U.S. government, including as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1977. His presidency is noted for significant events such as the Gulf War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as his efforts in foreign policy and international diplomacy.

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Jun 15, 1991

Thank you for the contribution to this great country, thank you for what you are doing.

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Jun 15, 1991

As Senator Seymour just told us, Asian-Americans have made the American dream a reality.

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Jun 15, 1991

The haunting images compel us to guard against tyranny and inhumanity.

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Jun 15, 1991

We should not cut off this flow of hope, of goods, of ideas and ideals because, you see, these nourish the desire for freedom.

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Jun 15, 1991

They were picked because they were the best men and women for the job.

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Jun 15, 1991

I take pride in the fact that we have a good record on civil rights.

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Jun 15, 1991

Freedom is not a gift from Heaven. One must fight for it every day.

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Jun 15, 1991

I will not sign any civil rights bill that allows quotas, directly or indirectly, explicitly or implicitly.

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Jun 15, 1991

Asian-Pacific-Americans have always believed in these good old-fashioned values -- mercy, goodness, kindness, and I would add family.

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Jun 14, 1991

We already planned, regardless of this, to meet with Mr. Yeltsin. And I think the significance--there were free and fair elections. And several mayors that support reform were reelected, and Mr. Yeltsin was elected. I say, mayors elected…

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Jun 14, 1991

Well, I don't know. That's one of the things you have a meeting about is to find out what views people have. But so far nobody's sent me a letter saying, hey, please write out a check for whatever it is--$150 billion.

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Jun 14, 1991

Well, I think we have general agreement. We'll wait and see until we get the G-7. But I'm in touch with some of those leaders, and I don't think there are big divisions in the G-7 on that question.

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Jun 14, 1991

Our attorneys and the Attorney General are looking at it. And I'd like them to look very hard at our proposal. We've heard very little about my legitimate civil rights proposal that is a really good one. And I just hope that when people…

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Jun 14, 1991

Well, we've saved the time. But I don't want to mislead anybody. I mean, it's difficult. And he said yesterday--I thought he said something like it looked more like the end of July. And so, we've got time set aside for both windows there…

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Jun 14, 1991

No decision on summit dates at all. We're still hoping and trying to go forward. But, as President Gorbachev said, it's hard to achieve, working all these problems out in a short timeframe. Although as far as we're concerned, if we can get…

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Jun 14, 1991

Oh. Well, I don't know. I haven't been out here as much as I'd like. And we've got several good events, one pure R&R tomorrow night, and then the graduation at a very important university, CalTech, with the emphasis on science and R&D…

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Jun 14, 1991

I don't want anybody taking pictures of them, Jessie [Jessica Lee, USA Today]. Don't want to see them in USA Today, do you know what I mean?

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