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George W. Bush: “To keep the tree of liberty standing tall in the century before us, you must nourish those roots.”

On the recordMay 20, 2005
To keep the tree of liberty standing tall in the century before us, you must nourish those roots.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Commencement Address at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan

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