Government doesn't create wealth; government creates the environment in which people are willing to take risk to realize their dreams.
George W. Bush: “Government doesn't create wealth; government creates the environment in which people are willing to take risk to realize…”
On the recordMay 18, 2006
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Remarks at a Reception for Congressional Candidate Geoffrey C. Davis in Florence, Kentucky
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