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George W. Bush: “To be able to live with yourself, which ultimately, to me, that's what's most important for a leader.”

On the recordOctober 15, 2001
To be able to live with yourself, which ultimately, to me, that's what's most important for a leader.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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