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George W. Bush: “America owns the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, but the ideals they proclaim belong to all mankind.”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2003
America owns the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, but the ideals they proclaim belong to all mankind.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Rededication of the Rotunda at the National Archives

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