“[F]reedom is not an American value; it is a universal value. Freedom cannot be imposed; it must be chosen. And when people are given the choice, they choose freedom.”
– George W. Bush, 2010, Decision Points
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“[F]reedom is not an American value; it is a universal value. Freedom cannot be imposed; it must be chosen. And when people are given the choice, they choose freedom.”
– George W. Bush, 2010, Decision Points
Posted in George W. Bush, Quotes on November 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »
“[S]ometimes you don’t choose which challenges come to your desk. You do decide how to respond.”
– George W. Bush, 2010, Decision Points
Posted in drinking, George W. Bush, Quotes on November 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
“I haven’t had a drop of alcohol since that night at The Broadmoor in 1986. There’s no way to know where my life would have headed if I hadn’t made the decision to quit drinking. But I am certain that I would not be recording these thoughts as a former governor of Texas and president of the United States.
I could not have quit drinking without faith. I also don’t think my faith would be as strong if I hadn’t quit drinking. I believe God helped open my eyes, which were closing because of booze.
For that reason, I’ve always felt a special connection to the words of ‘Amazing Grace,’ my favorite hymn: ‘I once was lost, but now am found / was blind, but now I see'”
-George W. Bush, Decision Points”, 2010