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

—  George W. Bush

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)

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