Political Quotes

George W. Bush

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George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States, serving from January 20, 2001, to January 20, 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the Governor of Texas from January 17, 1995, until December 21, 2000. His presidency was marked by significant events, including the September 11 attacks in 2001 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bush's domestic policies included tax cuts, education reform, and Medicare prescription drug benefits.

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Mar 29, 2001

The best foreign policy starts with making sure that relations in our own hemisphere are very positive.

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Mar 29, 2001

I intend to appoint Carlos M. Ramirez to be Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for the United States and Mexico.

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Mar 28, 2001

I look forward to working with the Senate to get a budget passed.

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Mar 28, 2001

A lasting peace in the region will come only when the parties agree directly on its terms.

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Mar 28, 2001

I will constantly speak for the values that unite our country: personal responsibility, equal justice, equal opportunity for everybody.

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Mar 28, 2001

The United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany are linked by a deep friendship.

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Mar 28, 2001

Charles S. Abell, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Alphonso Maldon, Jr.

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Mar 28, 2001

My approach will be to facilitate the parties' work in finding their own solution for peace.

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Mar 28, 2001

Both sides must take important steps to calm the situation now.

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Mar 28, 2001

The violence must cease in order for there to be any meaningful dialog in the Middle East.

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Mar 28, 2001

There's nothing worse than having a school system where centralized authority says, 'You must do it this way,' and when there's failure, somebody says, 'Oh, we would have succeeded except somebody told me to do it the way we didn't want to…

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Mar 28, 2001

The true strength of this country really isn't in the halls of Government or in the White House; it's in the hearts and souls of people who live all across America.

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Mar 28, 2001

When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world, and we knew exactly who the ‘they' were.

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Mar 28, 2001

I am deeply concerned about the escalating violence in the Middle East.

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Mar 28, 2001

This surplus is not the Government's money; it is the people's money.

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Mar 28, 2001

We consider it to be of particular importance for the pharmaceutical industry to take additional measures so that HIV/AIDS patients in affected developing countries can be supplied with medication at affordable prices.

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Mar 28, 2001

We view the development of a European Security and Defense Policy as an important contribution to sharing the burden of securing peace.

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Mar 28, 2001

How do you know if a child isn't learning unless you measure?

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