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George W. Bush: “He believed that people were basically good and had the right to be free.”

On the recordJune 10, 2004
He believed that people were basically good and had the right to be free.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Eulogy at the National Funeral Service for President Ronald Reagan

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