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Sometimes it can seem that history is turning in a wide arc, toward an unknown shore. Yet the destination of history is determined by human action, and every great movement of history comes to a point of choosing.

George W. Bush

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George W. Bush
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: July 6
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