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There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.

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George W. Bush
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: July 6
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Thanksgiving is a time for families and friends to gather together and express gratitude for all that we have been given, the freedoms we enjoy, and the loved ones who enrich our lives. We recognize that all of these blessings, and life itself, come not from the hand of man but from Almighty God.
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Looking across this field, we see the scale of heroism and sacrifice. All who are buried here understood their duty. All stood to protect America. And all carried with them memories of a family that they hope to keep safe by their sacrifice.
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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 so that we can make the world more peaceful, and at the same time I want to reduce our own nuclear capacities to the level commiserate with keeping the peace.
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This is a different - a different era, a different war, Stretch. So what we're - people are changing phone numbers and phone calls, and they're moving quick. And we've got to be able to detect and prevent. I keep saying that, but this is a - it requires quick action. . . .
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He tried to fool the United Nations, and did for 12 years, by hiding these weapons. And so, it's going to take time to find them. But we know he had them. And whether he destroyed them, moved them, or hid them, we're going to find out the truth.
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I regret that a private comment I made to the vice presidential candidate made it through the public airways.
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We want more people owning things in this country. Let me put it to you bluntly: In a changing world, we want more people to have control over your own life.
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If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road.
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I fully understand some people don't believe it's possible for freedom and democracy to overcome this ideology of hatred. I understand that. I just happen to believe it is possible. And I believe it will happen.
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My attitude is that when we put a youngster in harm's way, somebody who wears our nation's uniform in harm's way, he or she deserves the absolute best.
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Freedom is the direction of history, because freedom is the permanent hope of humanity.
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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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We're still being challenged in Iraq and the reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom.
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I'm just beginning to live the next chapter of my life. In other words, politics - being governor and president - is not the end of my life. It's a chapter.
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I don't feel like I've got all that much too important to say on the kind of big national issues.
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We all know the big elephant in the room. The big elephant in the room is African governments. Africa has been totally mismanaged and misruled, but nobody wants to talk about that because of political correctness.
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Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.
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Bill Clinton and I are friends we see each other on the speaking circuit. He likes to be visible. I don't. And I draw no judgment either way.
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