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George W. Bush on Freedom

born 1946 United States

← All quotes by George W. Bush

27 quotes

Liberty can be delayed, but it cannot be denied.

Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them.

Freedom is a powerful force, but it does not advance on the wheels of historical inevitability.

Let us teach our children, and all Americans, to rise above brutality and bigotry and to be champions of liberty, human dignity, and equality.

I believe in the universality of freedom.

Speech at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (2011)

Freedom is a universal human desire... and a force for peace and prosperity in the world.

The advance of liberty is the path to both a safer and better world.

Speech to United Nations General Assembly (2004)

Freedom, by its nature, cannot be imposed. It must be chosen.

United Nations General Assembly speech (2006)

Respect for human dignity and individual freedoms reaffirms a core tenet of civilized people everywhere.

Freedom honors and unleashes human creativity — and creativity determines the strength and wealth of nations.

We love our freedom, and we will fight to keep it.

Freedom is not the possession of one race. We know with equal certainty that freedom is not the possession of one nation.

One of the benefits of freedom is that people can disagree.

George W. Bush Presidential Center Dedication Ceremony (2013)

I love freedom of speech.

Iran aggressively pursues these weapons and exports terror, while an unelected few repress the Iranian people's hope for freedom.

State of the Union address (2002)

America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world. And no one will keep that light from shining.

A Great People Has Been Moved to Defend a Great Nation (2001)

When it comes to the desire for liberty and justice, there is no clash of civilizations. People everywhere are capable of freedom, and worthy of freedom.

Speech to United Nations General Assembly (2004)

We choose freedom and the dignity of every life. Steadfast in our purpose, we now press on. We have known freedom's price. We have shown freedom's power.

This is, above all, the age of liberty.

Address to the National Endowment for Democracy (2003)

We can't impose freedom, but we can eliminate roadblocks to freedom, and to allow free societies to develop.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: George W. Bush (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.