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title: "12 Defense Quotes By George W. Bush"
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> [The best defense against terrorism is a strong offensive against terrorists. That work continues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/the-best-defense-against-terrorism-is-a-strong-offensive-against/)

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

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> [And we will win the war, and there will be costs. But the military folks understand that, and so do I, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/and-we-will-win-the-war-and-there-will-be-costs-but-the-military/)

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

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> [No one wants to be a polarizer, but on the other hand, if you think you're doing right and you believe the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/no-one-wants-to-be-a-polarizer-but-on-the-other-hand-if-you-think-you/)

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

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> [We will build our defenses beyond challenge, lest weakness invite challenge. We will confront weapons of mass destruction, so that a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/we-will-build-our-defenses-beyond-challenge-lest-weakness-invite/)

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

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> [We will export death and violence to the four corners of the earth in defense of our great nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/we-will-export-death-and-violence-to-the-four-corners-of-the-earth-in/)

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

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> [War crimes will be prosecuted. War criminals will be punished. And it will be no defense to say, 'I was just following…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/war-crimes-will-be-prosecuted-war-criminals-will-be-punished-and-it/)

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

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> [Israel is a solid ally of the United States. We will rise to Israel's defense, if need be. So this kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/israel-is-a-solid-ally-of-the-united-states-we-will-rise-to-israel-s/)

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

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> [I don't want nations feeling like that they can bully ourselves and our allies. I want to have a ballistic defense system…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-don-t-want-nations-feeling-like-that-they-can-bully-ourselves-and/)

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

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> [Through centuries of struggle, Jews across the world have been witnesses not only against the crimes of men, but for faith in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/through-centuries-of-struggle-jews-across-the-world-have-been-2/)

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

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> [Through centuries of struggle, Jews across the world have been witnesses not only against the crimes of men, but for faith in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/through-centuries-of-struggle-jews-across-the-world-have-been/)

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

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> [But the true threats to stability and peace are these nations that are not very transparent, that hide behind the-that don't let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/but-the-true-threats-to-stability-and-peace-are-these-nations-that/)

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

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> [I feel a special kinship for our military. Because, unfortunately, I became a wartime president. And committed our military in the defense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-feel-a-special-kinship-for-our-military-because-unfortunately-i/)

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

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## Other authors on Defense

## 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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