“And what's interesting, and I don't think a lot of Americans understand this fact, is that, one, most new jobs are created by small businesses; two, most small businesses pay tax at the indi...”
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George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). He was also Ronald Reagan's Vice President (1981–1989), a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. Bush was born in Massachusetts to Senator and New York Banker Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush. Following the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941, at the age of 18, Bush postponed going to college and became the youngest aviator in the US Navy at the time. He served until the end of the war, then attended Yale University. Graduating in 1948, he moved his family to West Texas and entered the oil business, becoming a millionaire by the age of 40. In 1988, Bush launched a successful campaign to succeed Reagan as president, defeating Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis. Foreign policy drove the Bush presidency; military operations were conducted in Panama and the Persian Gulf at a time of world change; the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolved two years later. Domestically, Bush reneged on a 1988 campaign promise and after a struggle with Congress, signed an increase in taxes that Congress had passed. In the wake of economic concerns, he lost the 1992 presidential election to Democrat Bill Clinton. Bush is the father of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, and Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida. He is the last president to have been a World War II veteran. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush
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“And what's interesting, and I don't think a lot of Americans understand this fact, is that, one, most new jobs are created by small businesses; two, most small businesses pay tax at the indi...”
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“We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and viole...”
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“We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.”
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“Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue.”
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“You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.”
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“Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.”
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“Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.”
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“Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods.”
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“America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.”
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“One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.”
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“Our Nation must defend the sanctity of marriage.”
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“When you turn your heart and your life over to Christ, when you accept Christ as the savior, it changes your heart.”
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“I have written a book. This will come as quite a shock to some. They didn't think I could read, much less write.”
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“No one was more shocked or angry than I was when we didn't find the weapons. I had a sickening feeling every time I thought about it. I still do.”
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“I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline,...”
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“People forget... that we structured it so that the government, or the people, would be repaid with a really good rate of return. And as it turns out, that aspect of TARP, that's what happene...”
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“I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former presi...”
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“The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got.”
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“Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called 'walking.'”
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“Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us.”
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