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And we're by far the most generous nation in the world when it comes to that, and I'm proud to report that. And, you know, it'll take time to restore chaos and order--order out of chaos. And they see the championship teams from USC and University of Portland here, girls who worked hard to get to where they are, and they're wondering about the example they're setting. And the goals for this country are a compassionate American for every single citizen. This was an honest disagreement about accounting procedures. C, May 17, 2002 "The public education system in America is one of the most important foundations of our democracy. Because guess who gets shuffled through the system oftentimes? Children whose parents don't speak English as a first language, inner-city kids. George Mitchell's report on Middle East peace, Crawford, Texas, Aug. But as importantly, it lays in the fact that we've got citizens from all walks of life, all political parties, that are willing to say, I want to love my neighbor. And the integral part of the--the precious part, so to speak--I guess all land is precious, but the part that the people uniformly would not want to spoil, will not be despoiled. March 13, 2001 "A lot of times in the rhetoric, people forget the facts. The true threat is whether or not one of these people decide, peak of anger, try to hold us hostage, ourselves; He's the kind of fellow who says when he gives you his word he means it. And we are reviewing with people like Judd Gregg from New Hampshire and others some budgetary reform measures that will reinstate--you know, possibly reinstate budgetary discipline. But the caps no longer--the caps, I guess they're there. And if you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams; I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. I haven't had a chance to ask the questioners the question they've been questioning. On the other hand, I firmly believe she'll be a fine secretary of labor. And, like them, I am very optimistic about our position in the world and about its influence on the United States. We're concerned about the short-term economic news, but long-term I'm optimistic. Vice President, in all due respect, it is--I'm not sure 80 percent of the people get the death tax. I'll tell you what is a president for him, for example, talking about my record in the state of Texas. And a challenger is somebody who generally comes from the pack and wins, if you're going to win. Seelye in the New York Times, June 28, 2000 "The only things that I can tell you is that every case I have reviewed I have been comfortable with the innocence or guilt of the person that I've looked at. In the past we were certain, we were certain it was us versus the Russians in the past. We were certain, and therefore we had huge nuclear arsenals aimed at each other to keep the peace. You see, even though it's an uncertain world, we're certain of some things. We're certain that even though the 'evil empire' may have passed, evil still remains. We're certain there are people that can't stand what America stands for. It just seems so un-American to me, the picture of the guy storming the house with a scared little boy there. I talked to my little brother, Jeb--I haven't told this to many people. But he's the governor of--I shouldn't call him my little brother--my brother, Jeb, the great governor of Texas. We want them to know how to teach the science of reading. Bush, quoted in the Washington Post, March 24, 2000 "I've got a reason for running. I talk about a larger goal, which is to call upon the best of America. Part of the renewal is a set of high standards and to remind people that the greatness of America really does depend on neighbors helping neighbors and children finding mentors. I'm very worried about, you know, the kid who just wonders whether America is meant for him. I'm answering this question here and the answer is, you cannot lead America to a positive tomorrow with revenge on one's mind. And so to answer your question, I'm going to win because people sense my heart, know my sense of optimism and know where I want to lead the country. I've got a great sense of where I want to lead and I'm comfortable with why I'm running. I was trying to convince those college students to accept my tenants. And I'm really pleased with the organization and the thousands of South Carolinians that worked on my behalf. I'm less--I pontificate less, although it may be hard to tell it from this show. I am against hard quotas, quotas they basically delineate based upon whatever. However they delineate, quotas, I think vulcanize society. I believe we ought to say there is a different alternative than the culture that is proposed by people like Miss Wolf in society. Bush's meeting was with Janez Drnovsek, the prime minister of Slovenia.
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