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George W. Bush: “There's only one reason to look backward at the record, and that is to determine who best to lead the Nation forward.”

On the recordJuly 30, 2004
There's only one reason to look backward at the record, and that is to determine who best to lead the Nation forward.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks in Cambridge, Ohio

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