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George Walker Bush , né le 6 juillet 1946 à New Haven , fils de George H. W. Bush et de sa femme, née Barbara Pierce, est un homme d'État américain, 43e président des États-Unis, en fonction du 20 janvier 2001 au 20 janvier 2009.

Membre du Parti républicain, il est élu à deux reprises gouverneur de l’État du Texas entre 1994 et 1998 puis entre 1998 et 2000, date à laquelle il quitte son poste de gouverneur à la suite de sa victoire, fortement disputée, à l'élection présidentielle. Il est élu président pour un second mandat le 2 novembre 2004.

Sa présidence est notamment marquée par les attentats terroristes du 11 septembre 2001, par la politique internationale dite de « guerre contre le terrorisme », par les Guerres d'Afghanistan et d'Irak, par l'adoption par le Congrès des États-Unis de l'USA Patriot Act et la création du département de la sécurité intérieure, puis par la crise des subprimes et le plan Paulson mis en place pour faire face à la crise financière de 2008 à la fin de son mandat.

✵ 6. juillet 1946   •   Autres noms George Walker Bush, Джордж Буш
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George W. Bush citations célèbres

“Après tout, cet homme a tenté de tuer mon père à un moment.”

After all, this is a guy that tried to kill my dad at one time.
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À propos de Saddam Hussein

“Il y a un vieux dicton dans le Tennessee - je sais que ça se dit au Texas, probablement dans le Tennessee - qui dit : trompe moi une fois, honte sur… honte sur toi. Trompe moi - tu ne peux pas me tromper à nouveau.”

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 — I can't get fooled again.
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George W. Bush: Citations en anglais

“I love freedom of speech.”

Said in reference to a protest by Greens member Bob Brown during his address to the Australian Parliament as Brown was ordered to leave the parliament. October 23, 2003 http://theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/23/1066631538204.html?oneclick=true
2000s, 2003

“Freedom is universal.”

2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011)

“Because he's hiding.”

Asked why his administration had been unable to locate and arrest Osama Bin Laden. (16 January 2005) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12450-2005Jan15.html
2000s, 2005

“Do you have blacks, too?”

Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso claimed that Bush said this to him in a meeting in mid-2002. As quoted in Der Spiegel http://web.archive.org/web/20020803023339/http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,196865,00.html (3 August 2002).
Attributed, Private/attributed

“May God bless you all.”

2000s, 2003, Columbia space shuttle disaster (February 2003)

“All life is precious.”

2010s, 2011, Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011)

“My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news and great sadness to our country. At 9:00 a. m. this morning, Mission Control in Houston lost contact with our Space Shuttle Columbia.”

A short time later, debris was seen falling from the skies above Texas. The Columbia is lost; there are no survivors.
2000s, 2003, Remarks after Columbia space shuttle disaster (February 2003)

“What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask you to seek a common good beyond your comfort; to defend needed reforms against easy attacks; to serve your nation, beginning with your neighbor.”

I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens, building communities of service and a nation of character.
2000s, 2001, First inaugural address (January 2001)

“But the stakes for America are never small. If our country does not lead the cause of freedom, it will not be led.”

If we do not turn the hearts of children toward knowledge and character, we will lose their gifts and undermine their idealism. If we permit our economy to drift and decline, the vulnerable will suffer most.
2000s, 2001, First inaugural address (January 2001)

“A great nation does not hide its history. It faces its flaws and corrects them.”

Address at the Dedication of the National Museum of African-American History & Culture, delivered 24 September 2016, National Mall, Washington, D.C. reported in the American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank. As Archived https://web.archive.org/web/20200221020146/https://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gwbushafricanamericanmuseum.htm from the original https://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gwbushafricanamericanmuseum.htm on 21 February 2020.
2010s, 2016

“And whenever we need hope and inspiration, we can look to the skies and remember. God bless.”

2020's, Speech during a 9/11 commemoration at the Flight 93 National Memorial

“I come without explanations or solutions. I can only tell you what I’ve seen.”

2020's, Speech during a 9/11 commemoration at the Flight 93 National Memorial

“I'm having difficulty controlling my blood lust.”

Source: 20 September 2001, quoted in "Colin Powell Still Wants Answers" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/magazine/colin-powell-iraq-war.html

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