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"History must be documented, every moment is a sacred history."
"Every period in history has its own peculiarities."
"During the Cold War of the 1950s, American spies were issued eyeglasses with thick, clunky frames. If captured, they were trained to casually chew the curved earpieces, where fatal doses of cyanide were cast inside the plastic. It's these same horn-rimmed suicide glasses, the wrangler says, that inspired the look of Buddy Holly and Elvis Costello. All those young hipsters wearing death on their nose."
"Imagine the ancient society of India, and in fact all over the world, a few thousands years ago. In those days, rational thinking was quite scarce. Ignorance was the default mode of thinking. Only a handful of individuals were capable of higher intellectual thinking."
"Jesus Christ, from Nazareth was a glorious man in human history " a man filled with love, compassion and purity of conscience."
"In the 1940s, traveling for an African was a complicated process. All Africans over the age of sixteen were compelled to carry 'Native passes' issued by the Native Affairs Department and were required to show that pass to any white policeman, civil servant, or employer. Failure to do so could mean arrest, trial, a jail sentence or fine."
Explore more quotes by George W. Bush
"To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States."
"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."
"And what's interesting, and I don't think a lot of Americans understand this fact, is that, one, most new jobs are created by small businesses; two, most small businesses pay tax at the individual income tax, or many small businesses pay tax there."
"Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character."
"We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace."
"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."
"No one was more shocked or angry than I was when we didn't find the weapons. I had a sickening feeling every time I thought about it. I still do."
"And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes."
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