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George W. Bush: “Government can fund, but what Government can't do is cause people to love one another.”

On the recordMay 21, 2001
Government can fund, but what Government can't do is cause people to love one another.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Republican National Committee Gala

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