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George W. Bush: “What matters most are the standards you live by, the consideration you show others, and the way you use the gifts you…”

On the recordMay 20, 2001
What matters most are the standards you live by, the consideration you show others, and the way you use the gifts you are given.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Commencement Address at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut

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