The terrorists have declared war on civilization itself, and the civilized world will defeat them.
George W. Bush: “The terrorists have declared war on civilization itself, and the civilized world will defeat them.”
On the recordMarch 21, 2002
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Remarks at a Dinner Hosted by President Vicente Fox of Mexico in Monterrey
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