12 George W. Bush Quotes on Bush

George W. Bush quotes on bush

10. My appointees to the [Texas] board of pardons and paroles reflect my no-nonsense approach to crime and punishment. They believe people who commit crimes against innocent Texans should pay the consequences; they believe sentences imposed by juries should be carried out.

52. It's amazing I won. I was running against peace and prosperity and incumbency.

90. This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating.

180. 'Hello, what's your name?' 'My name is Mr. Fischer, what's your name?' 'Bush. I'm Mr. Bush.'

261. I respect the jury's verdict. But I have concluded that the prison sentence given to Mr. Libby is excessive. Therefore, I am commuting the portion of Mr. Libby's sentence that required him to spend thirty months in prison.

263. Iran's active pursuit of technology that could lead to nuclear weapons threatens to put a region already known for instability and violence under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust... Iran's actions threaten the security of nations everywhere, and the United States is rallying friends and allies to isolate Iran's regime, to impose economic sanctions. We will confront this danger before it is too late.

318. The advance of freedom is the calling of our time; it is the calling of our country. From the Fourteen Points to the Four Freedoms, to the Speech at Westminster, America has put our power at the service of principle. We believe that liberty is the design of nature; we believe that liberty is the direction of history. We believe that human fulfillment and excellence come in the responsible exercise of liberty. And we believe that freedom - the freedom we prize - is not for us alone, it is the right and the capacity of all mankind.

428. The Iranian regime is evil. They are bad. Iran is run by a paranoid club of intolerant men who think God talks to them and them only. (July 19, 2005)

430. Judge Alito is one of the most accomplished and respected judges in America. And his long career in public service has given him an extraordinary breadth of experience... I urge the senate to act promptly so that an up or down vote is held before the end of this year.

432. Those who enter the country illegally are breaking the law. (5 December 2005)

445. As a Texas loyalist who followed Bush to Washington with great hope and personal affection and as a proud member of his administration, I was all too ready to give him and his highly experienced foreign policy advisers the benefit of the doubt on Iraq. Unfortunately, subsequent events have showed that our willingness to trust the judgment of Bush and his team was misplaced.

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446. This is the dysfunctions and motivations of the Bush administration laid bare.