Quote

The Iraqis needed to know that we weren't going to leave them alone. No matter how difficult it was, the United States would help them realize the universal desire to be free. Now of course, if you didn't believe in the universality of freedom, then of course, you wouldn't act. I care how they live and I believe a free Iraq will be transformative.

George W. Bush

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

George W. Bush
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: July 6
43Rd U.S. President
Autobiographer
Businessperson
Financier
Military Officer
Motivational Speaker
Painter
Politician
Rugby Union Player
New Haven
Connecticut
George Walker Bush
Bush Jr.
Dubya
GWB
Bush 43
President George W. Bush
George Bush
President Bush
Bush
Bush
George W.
Care
Help
Realize
States
Freedom
Wouldn
Live
Free
Needed
Transformative
Matter
United
Leave
Universality
Going
Desire
Realizing
Iraqis
Believe
Difficult
Courses
Weren
Would
Helping
Course
Iraq
Didn
Alone
Universal

More quotes by George W. Bush

Image
The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law.
George W. Bush
Image
George H. W. Bush. He's been a classy guy in his post-presidency.
George W. Bush
Image
I didn't -- I swear I didn't -- get into politics to feather my nest or feather my friends' nests.
George W. Bush
Image
We must all hear the universal call to like your neighbor just like you like to be liked yourself.
George W. Bush
Image
...The God I know is one that promotes peace and freedom. But I get great sustenance from my personal relationship. That doesn't make me think I'm a better person than you are, by the way. Because one of the great admonitions in the Good Book is, don't try to take a speck out of your eye if I've got a log in my own.
George W. Bush
Image
The best way to defeat an ideology is with a better ideology. And I believe democracy is a better ideology.
George W. Bush
Image
We have to find the origin of the problem. The origin of the problem in many African countries is that you've got state bureaucracies which are too bloated.
George W. Bush
Image
I will always believe our nation's best days lie ahead.
George W. Bush
Image
One of the very difficult parts of the decision I made on the financial crisis was to use hardworking people's money to help prevent there to be a crisis.
George W. Bush
Image
We really don't need the United Nations approval to act. When it comes to our security, we do not need anyones permission.
George W. Bush
Image
Health care costs are on the rise because the consumers are not involved in the decision-making process. Most health care costs are covered by third parties. And therefore, the actual user of health care is not the purchaser of health care. And there's no market forces involved with health care.
George W. Bush
Image
The United States and Israel have enjoyed a friendship built on mutual respect and commitment to democratic principles. Our continuing search for peace in the Middle East begins with a recognition that the ties uniting our two countries can never be broken.
George W. Bush
Image
When it comes time to protecting the homeland, the United States of America must be right 100 percent of the time. And the enemy, which desires to strike us again, only has to be right once.
George W. Bush
Image
Reinvention is a word that doesn't fit into my vocabulary.
George W. Bush
Image
As the 20th century ended, there were around 120 democracies in the world - and I can assure you more are on the way.
George W. Bush
Image
I want to remind you all that in order to fight and win the war, it requires an expenditure of money that is commiserate with keeping a promise to our troops to make sure that they're well paid, well trained, well equipped.
George W. Bush
Image
The Bob Jones policy on interracial dating, I mean I spoke out on interracial dating. I spoke against that. I spoke out against interracial dating. I support the policy of interracial dating.
George W. Bush
Image
[My father] taught me (at least he showed me) a dignified way to be a former president is that once you're off the stage, you're off the stage.
George W. Bush
Image
It's your money. You paid for it.
George W. Bush
Image
We live in freedom because every generation has produced patriots willing to serve a cause greater than themselves. Those who serve today are taking their rightful place among the greatest generations that have worn our nation's uniform.
George W. Bush