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George W. Bush: “Bureaucracies can put money in people's hands, but they cannot put hope in a person's heart.”

On the recordJune 25, 2008
Bureaucracies can put money in people's hands, but they cannot put hope in a person's heart.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives' National Conference

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