10 George W. Bush Quotes on Power

George W. Bush quotes on power

2. You don't get everything you want. A dictatorship would be a lot easier.

30. If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us; if we're a humble nation, but strong, they'll welcome us.

58. Dealing with Congress is a matter of give and take. The president doesn't get everything he wants, the Congress doesn't get everything they want. But we're finding good common ground. A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it.

149. That's why I cut the taxes on everybody. I didn't cut them. The Congress cut them. I asked them to cut them.

292. One has a stronger hand when there's more people playing your same cards.

305. The most powerful force in the world is not a weapon or a nation but a truth: that we are spiritual beings, and that freedom is 'the soul's right to breathe.'

310. America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness to power and justice to glory.

311. The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.

404. It's not a dictatorship in Washington, but I tried to make it one in that instance.

418. Let me put it to you this way. I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it. It is my style.