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A generation on the verge of being lost, have been found.
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Spousal Program (2014)
The case for trade is not just monetary, but moral. Economic freedom creates habits of liberty. And habits of liberty create expectations of democracy.
A Distinctly American Internationalism (1999)
Somebody said: "Well, you did that to make us like you." No, no. It's not a reason you do things, to be liked. It's the right thing to do, to save lives.
Speech at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (2011)
Keeping America competitive requires affordable energy. Here we have a serious problem. America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world.
State of the Union (2006)
Precisely because we have no territorial objectives, our gains are not measured in the losses of others. They are counted in the conflicts we avert, the prosperity we share and the peace we extend.
A Distinctly American Internationalism (1999)
Our enemies believed America was weak and materialistic, that we would splinter in fear and selfishness. They were as wrong as they are evil. The American people have responded magnificently, with courage and compassion, strength and resolve.
All fathers and mothers, in all societies, want their children to be educated, and live free from poverty and violence. No people on Earth yearn to be oppressed, or aspire to servitude, or eagerly await the midnight knock of the secret police.
State of the Union address (2002)
It was amazing I won. I was running against peace and prosperity and incumbency.
And I see Bill Buckley's here tonight, a fellow Yale man. We go way back, and have a lot in common. Bill wrote a book at Yale. I read one.
Let me be clear. Our first line of defense is a simple message: Every group or nation must know, if they sponsor such attacks, our response will be devastating.
A Period of Consequences (1999)
Freedom brings responsibility. Independence from the state does not mean isolation from each other. A free society thrives when neighbors help neighbors, and the strong protect the weak, and public policies promote private compassion.
George W. Bush Presidential Center Dedication Ceremony (2013)
My trip to Asia begins here in Japan for an important reason. It begins here because for a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times. From that alliance has come an era of peace in the Pacific.
I told you I'm not going to criticize my successor. I'll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don't believe that persuasion isn't going to work. Therapy isn't going to cause terrorists to change their mind.
The great thing about America is we ought to be confident in knowing that everybody becomes an American, and we share the same value system... There's a great capacity for our society to assimilate people.
My argument is keeping taxes low will encourage the private sector to create jobs.
Interview on Today (2010)
I made it very plain: We will not have an all-volunteer army. [Crowd boos] Let me restate that. We will not have a draft. [Crowd Cheers]
Well, you know, I think the American people are sacrificing now. I think they're waiting in airport lines longer than they've ever had before.
In the history of Iraq, a dark and painful era is over. A hopeful day has arrived. All Iraqis can now come together and reject violence and build a new Iraq.
Remarks on the Capture of Saddam Hussein (2003)
One of the principles that I've tried to live my life on, sometimes successfully, sometimes not as successfully, is 'to whom much is given much is required'.
Speech at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (2011)
We're kicking ass [in Iraq].