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George W. Bush: “The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America—I…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2008
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America—I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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