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title: "6 Chosen Quotes By George W. Bush"
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> [Tyrants and dictators will accept no other gods before them. They require disobedience to the First Commandment. They seek absolute control and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/tyrants-and-dictators-will-accept-no-other-gods-before-them-they/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [Those who make war against the United States have chosen their own destruction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/those-who-make-war-against-the-united-states-have-chosen-their-own/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [I could have easily not run for president, and people would have come up and said, "Oh, man, you would have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-could-have-easily-not-run-for-president-and-people-would-have-come/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror has also chosen to be an enemy of civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/any-government-that-chooses-to-be-an-ally-of-terror-has-also-chosen/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [We go forward with complete confidence in the eventual triumph of freedom. Not because history runs on the wheels of inevitability; it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/we-go-forward-with-complete-confidence-in-the-eventual-triumph-of/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [Freedom, by its nature, must be chosen, and defended by citizens, and sustained by the rule of law and the protection of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/freedom-by-its-nature-must-be-chosen-and-defended-by-citizens-and/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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## Other authors on Chosen

## More by George W. Bush

> [Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/throughout-our-history-the-words-of-the-declaration-have-inspired/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [I recognize I am essentially a failed human being in the sense that I can't possibly live up to the expectations of an Almighty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-recognize-i-am-essentially-a-failed-human-being-in-the-sense-that-i/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [We will make sure our troops have all that is necessary to complete their missions. That's why I went to the Congress last September…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/we-will-make-sure-our-troops-have-all-that-is-necessary-to-complete/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [God speaks through me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/god-speaks-through-me/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/for-diplomacy-to-be-effective-words-must-be-credible-and-no-one-can/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-all-the-time-and-those-are-the-ones/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [If you take all the food aid, America is by far the most generous country. If you take the direct aid, we're very generous.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/if-you-take-all-the-food-aid-america-is-by-far-the-most-generous/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/the-tyrant-has-fallen-and-iraq-is-free/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [“One of our energy strategies is to increase the CAFE standards to 35 miles per hour..”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/one-of-our-energy-strategies-is-to-increase-the-cafe-standards-to-35/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [There's a lot that I want to accomplish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/there-s-a-lot-that-i-want-to-accomplish/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [If he's - the inference is that somehow he thinks slavery is a - is a noble institution I would - I would strongly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/if-he-s-the-inference-is-that-somehow-he-thinks-slavery-is-a-is-a/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [My answer is bring 'em on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/my-answer-is-bring-em-on/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [On 9-11, we discovered that we cannot escape from the world. To me personally, this was a life-changing experience, and I realized, as did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/on-9-11-we-discovered-that-we-cannot-escape-from-the-world-to-me/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [As Americans, we want peace - we work and sacrifice for peace. But there can be no peace if our security depends on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/as-americans-we-want-peace-we-work-and-sacrifice-for-peace-but-there/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

> [I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Chanukah.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-couldn-t-imagine-somebody-like-osama-bin-laden-understanding-the/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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