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George W. Bush: “This notion about us being a shallow, materialistic society went down the tubes with the courageous people on Flight 93.”

On the recordMarch 3, 2002
This notion about us being a shallow, materialistic society went down the tubes with the courageous people on Flight 93.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Fundraiser for Senatorial Candidate Norm Coleman in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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