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George W. Bush: Fifty million people in those two countries once lived under tyranny, and today they live in freedom.

On the recordSeptember 8, 2003
Fifty million people in those two countries once lived under tyranny, and today they live in freedom.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Bush-Cheney Luncheon in Jacksonville, Florida

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