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“America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness to power and justice to glory.” quote by George W. Bush — Download Open image

“America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness to power and justice to glory.”

George W. Bush

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Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have…

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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.

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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…

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God speaks through me.

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For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.

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You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.

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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. But when you add on our private contributions - see, our tax system encourages private citizens to donate to organisations that, for example, help the folks in Africa. And when you take the combined effort of…

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The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free.

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“One of our energy strategies is to increase the CAFE standards to 35 miles per hour..”

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There's a lot that I want to accomplish.

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If he's - the inference is that somehow he thinks slavery is a - is a noble institution I would - I would strongly…

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My answer is bring 'em on.

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The image of blacks usually is one of people who are suffering from hunger, unemployment, and poverty. The idea of them as agents and activists - as starting revolutions - does not exist in most people's minds. And I think it's very, very important that folks understand how much this country was founded on the enslavement of blacks, and how…

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I'll smoke, I'll cough, I'll get the tumors, I'll die, deal? Thank you America. [salutes]

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I'm gonna bring America together.

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In the nineteenth century some parts of the world were unexplored, but there was almost no restriction on travel.:; Up to 1914 you did not need a passport for any country except Russia.:; The European emigrant, if he could scrape together a few pounds for the passage, simply set sail for America or Australia, and when he got there no…

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