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Political speech11 quotes
Read my lips: no new taxes. — George H.W. Bush · 1988Clearly, mistakes were made. — George H.W. Bush · 1986A line has been drawn in the sand. — George H.W. Bush · 1990I have spoken of a Thousand Points of Light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good. We will work hand in hand, encouraging, sometimes leading, sometimes being led. — George H.W. Bush · 1989The biggest thing that has happened in the world in my life, in our lives, is this: By the grace of God, America won the Cold War. — George H.W. Bush · 1992We're a nation of community, of thousands and tens of thousands of ethnic, religious, social, business, labor union, neighborhood, regional and other organizations, all of them varied, voluntary, and unique... A brillant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky. — George H.W. Bush · 1988All 11 quotes →