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"I'm conservative, but I'm not a nut about it."
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"One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity."
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"So, I'm lying on the couch and Laura walks in and I say, 'Free at last,' and she says 'You're free all right, you're free to do the dishes.' So I say, 'You're talking to the former president, baby,' and she said, 'consider this your new domestic policy agenda.'"
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"So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the -the fundamental question facing any presidency is how do you deal with the hand you're dealt?"
44

"Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue."
40

"Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction."
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"People forget... that we structured it so that the government, or the people, would be repaid with a really good rate of return. And as it turns out, that aspect of TARP, that's what happened."
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"Our Nation must defend the sanctity of marriage."
10

"Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough."
46

"Look, when you're the president, there's all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it's just the nature of the job."
10

"Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history - revisionist historians is what I like to call them."
15

"The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true."
56

"The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law."
50

"The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch."
12

"When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive."
22

"We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace."
14

"We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace."
55

"Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character."
12

"There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country."
55

"The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom."
43

"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it."
13

"If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign."
47

"It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas."
42

"Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time."
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