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George W. Bush: When the work is hard, the proper response is not retreat; it is courage.

On the recordJune 27, 2005
When the work is hard, the proper response is not retreat; it is courage.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Address to the Nation on the War on Terror From Fort Bragg, North Carolina

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