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American politics5 quotes
Read my lips: no new taxes. — George H.W. Bush · 1988This will not stand. This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait. — George H.W. Bush · 1990Clearly, mistakes were made. — George H.W. Bush · 1986We'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 · 1988What is at stake is more than one small country; it is a big idea: a new world order, where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind-peace and security, freedom and the rule of law. — George H.W. Bush · 1991Cold War4 quotes
The 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 have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order-a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations. — George H.W. Bush · 1991A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn. For in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like the leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree. — George H.W. Bush · 1989And now, we can see a new world coming into view. A world in which there is the very real prospect of a new world order. — George H.W. Bush · 1991International politics3 quotes
This will not stand. This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait. — George H.W. Bush · 1990We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order-a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations. — George H.W. Bush · 1991What is at stake is more than one small country; it is a big idea: a new world order, where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind-peace and security, freedom and the rule of law. — George H.W. Bush · 1991Persian Gulf War3 quotes
This will not stand. This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait. — George H.W. Bush · 1990A line has been drawn in the sand. — George H.W. Bush · 1990What is at stake is more than one small country; it is a big idea: a new world order, where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind-peace and security, freedom and the rule of law. — George H.W. Bush · 1991New world order2 quotes
And now, we can see a new world coming into view. A world in which there is the very real prospect of a new world order. — George H.W. Bush · 1991What is at stake is more than one small country; it is a big idea: a new world order, where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind-peace and security, freedom and the rule of law. — George H.W. Bush · 1991Agency1 quote
Life is what we make of it. Always has been, always will be. — Grandma Moses · 1951American foreign policy1 quote
We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order-a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations. — George H.W. Bush · 1991Broccoli1 quote
I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm president of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli! — George H.W. Bush · 1990Campaign promises1 quote
Read my lips: no new taxes. — George H.W. Bush · 1988Civil society1 quote
We'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 · 1988End of history1 quote
And now, we can see a new world coming into view. A world in which there is the very real prospect of a new world order. — George H.W. Bush · 1991Freedom1 quote
We know what works: Freedom works. We know what's right: Freedom is right. We know how to secure a more just and prosperous life for man on Earth: through free markets, free speech, free elections, and the exercise of free will unhampered by the state. — George H.W. Bush · 1989Iran-Contra1 quote
Clearly, mistakes were made. — George H.W. Bush · 1986Life1 quote
Life is what we make of it. Always has been, always will be. — Grandma Moses · 1951Limited government1 quote
I 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 · 1989Personal responsibility1 quote
Life is what we make of it. Always has been, always will be. — Grandma Moses · 1951Political scandals1 quote
Clearly, mistakes were made. — George H.W. Bush · 1986Political theory1 quote
We know what works: Freedom works. We know what's right: Freedom is right. We know how to secure a more just and prosperous life for man on Earth: through free markets, free speech, free elections, and the exercise of free will unhampered by the state. — George H.W. Bush · 1989Role of government1 quote
We'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 · 1988Soviet Union1 quote
A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn. For in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like the leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree. — George H.W. Bush · 1989Subsidiarity1 quote
I 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 · 1989Taxes1 quote
Read my lips: no new taxes. — George H.W. Bush · 1988Vegetables1 quote
I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm president of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli! — George H.W. Bush · 1990