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George W. Bush: “The great objective of ending tyranny is the concentrated work of generations.”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2005
The great objective of ending tyranny is the concentrated work of generations.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Second Inaugural Address on the fight against tyranny

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