We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.
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George W. Bush
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About George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American former politician, businessman, and former United States Air Force officer who was the 43rd president of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. He is the eldest son of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by George W. BushWe've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace.
We will not waver we will not tire we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail.
I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.
We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and …
America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon th…
I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, …
Look, when you're the president, there's all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it's just the nature of the job.
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Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods.
Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.
I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.
I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.
Our Nation must defend the sanctity of marriage.
After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.
I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.
Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.
Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making Am…
I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure.
I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way.
The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it.
Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history - revisionist historians is what I like to call them.
Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us.
The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.
People forget... that we structured it so that the government, or the people, would be repaid with a really good rate of return. And as it turns out, that aspect of TARP, that's what happened.
I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.