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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Sep 24, 1990

I urge you to work actively within your governments to ensure success.

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Sep 24, 1990

The Act encourages cooperative academic links between secondary and post-secondary institutions, with the goal of providing students with higher levels of technical competency.

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Sep 24, 1990

Expeditious U.S. ratification of the Convention and Protocol would demonstrate not only our commitment to the protection of the marine environment of the South Pacific but our continuing political commitment to the region as well.

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Sep 24, 1990

The Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region will create general legal obligations designed to protect the marine environment of the region from a variety of sources of marine…

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Sep 24, 1990

The Treaty contains a number of assurances provided by the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic on behalf of a united Germany.

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Sep 24, 1990

The Treaty makes clear that the current borders of the Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic shall be the final and definitive borders of a united Germany.

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Sep 23, 1990

It is not simply this President -- I believe, sir, it's the entire American people that feel that way.

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Sep 23, 1990

I urge every citizen in the District of Columbia to get out and vote.

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Sep 23, 1990

We can't afford to wait; we can't afford to waste a whole generation.

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Sep 23, 1990

South Africa will become a beloved country not for one people but for all.

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Sep 23, 1990

Let me emphasize that these conditions are clear-cut and are not open to reinterpretation.

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Sep 23, 1990

It would require the Department of the Interior to assume additional costs related to technical assistance grants that should be borne by the project participants.

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Sep 23, 1990

South Africa needs a constitutional system based on regular and free elections with universal suffrage.

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Sep 23, 1990

We will be in touch with our traditional allies in Western Europe and elsewhere on what we can do to help build democracy in South Africa.

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Sep 23, 1990

The objective is to see that naked aggression does not pay off.

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Sep 23, 1990

There shall be established, in the Department of Education, the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.

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Sep 23, 1990

I hereby make an affirmative determination for the first annual period that during such period the major companies of the steel industry have committed substantially all of their net cash flow from steel product operations for the purposes…

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Sep 23, 1990

Today some Americans are the victims of appalling acts of hatred.

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