George W. Bush

George W. Bush

06-Jul-1946


United States


Politician

Born July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States. He won the Electoral College election in 2000, in one of the closest and most controversial elections in American history. Bush led the United States in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and started the Iraq War. Prior to his presidency, Bush was a businessman and served as governor of Texas.

QUOTES BY George W. Bush


"One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures."

"We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans."

"I believe in the transformational power of liberty. I believe that the free Iraq is in this nation's interests. I believe a free Afghanistan is in this nation's interest."

"The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative."

"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."

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

"America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life."

"America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman."

"Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve."

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