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  • The desire for freedom resides in every human heart. And that desire cannot be contained forever by prison walls, or martial laws, or secret police. Over time, and across the Earth, freedom will find a way.
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  • Most of our imports come from other countries.
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  • America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country.
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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.
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  • I believe that freedom is the deepest need of every human soul.
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  • I respect every soldier, from every country, who serves beside us in the hard work of history. America is grateful, and America will not forget.
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  • In the defense of our nation, a president must be a clear-eyed realist. There are limits to the smiles and scowls of diplomacy. Armies and missiles are not stopped by stiff notes of condemnation. They are held in check by strength and purpose and the promise of swift punishment.
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  • Ladies and Gentlemen, we got him!
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  • America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens.
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  • Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.
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  • God is not on the side of any nation, yet we know He is on the side of justice. Our finest moments [as a nation] have come when we faithfully served the cause of justice for our own citizens, and for the people of other lands.
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  • No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.
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  • America will never run... And we will always be grateful that liberty has found such brave defenders.
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  • They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program.
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  • You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature.
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  • Chew before you swallow.
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  • ... if you find a person that you've never seen before getting in a crop duster that doesn't belong to you -- report it.
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  • It's a weird year.
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  • Get this (economic plan) passed. Later on, we can all debate it.
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  • Nobody said it was going to be easy, and nobody was right.
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  • Our security is assured by our perseverance and by our sure belief in the success of liberty.
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  • The advance of liberty is the path to both a safer and better world.
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  • For too long, many nations, including my own, tolerated, even excused, oppression in the Middle East in the name of stability. Oppression became common, but stability never arrived. We must take a different approach. We must help the reformers of the Middle East as they work for freedom, and strive to build a community of peaceful, democratic nations.
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  • We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace. We know that oppressive governments support terror, while free governments fight the terrorists in their midst. We know that free peoples embrace progress and life, instead of becoming the recruits for murderous ideologies.
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  • The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.
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