10/01/2001
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"I have made the right decisions for this country when it comes to prosperity and peace."
"There is no more noble profession than to be a teacher."
"We're in a long, ideological struggle."
"I believe that if we were to leave before this country had an opportunity to stabilize, it would confirm their sense that the United States is incapable of long-term commitments."