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George W. Bush: “The actual choice is probably between progress and a return to violence.”

On the recordMarch 14, 2001
The actual choice is probably between progress and a return to violence.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks Prepared for Delivery to a Friends of Ireland Luncheon

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