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George W. Bush: We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

On the recordSeptember 10, 2021
We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks on the Twentieth Anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks in Shanksville, Pennsylvania

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