George W. Bush: “America owns the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, but…”

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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Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Rededication of the Rotunda at the National Archives

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