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George W. Bush: It is easy to destroy a country; it is hard to rebuild a country.

On the recordFebruary 20, 2008
It is easy to destroy a country; it is hard to rebuild a country.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Lunch Hosted by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia in Monrovia

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