George W. Bush: “If we were to leave before the job is done, and the job is this: to…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2006

If we were to leave before the job is done, and the job is this: to help this young democracy govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself; to help this young democracy that has formed because 12 million people went to the polls and said, 'We're tired of tyranny; we're tired of subjugation; we want to be free.'

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George W. Bush

Republican · Texas

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presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Reception for Congressional Candidate Max Burns in Pooler, Georgia

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George W. Bush: “If we were to leave before the job is done, and the job is this: to help this young democracy govern itself, sustain…”

Editor's note · Context