#ck

I think when you see an aircraft fire, these angry, black puffs of smoke, knowing that one of them could kill you that you - you - you understand the seriousness of the mission. And you understand your own mortality. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#angry #black #could #fire #i

The day will come - and it is not far off - when the legacy of Lincoln will finally be fulfilled at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, when a black man or woman will sit in the Oval Office. When that day comes, the most remarkable thing about it will be how naturally it occurs. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#avenue #black #come #comes #day

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended. ↗

— George W. Bush

#coward #defended #faceless #freedom #itself

A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it. ↗

— George W. Bush

#dictatorship #easier #heck #lot #question

I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one. ↗

— George W. Bush

#anymore #back #call #critics #former

Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction. ↗

— George W. Bush

#destruction #develop #each #free #free nations

You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box. ↗

— George W. Bush

#box #democracy #freedom #into #put

Two packed houses. I guess the theater sat 2,700 people every night so it was an amazing experience. ↗

— Blair Underwood

#amazing experience #every #every night #experience #guess

So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the -the fundamental question facing any presidency is how do you deal with the hand you're dealt? ↗

— George W. Bush

#any #attacks #bust #country #course

No one was more shocked or angry than I was when we didn't find the weapons. I had a sickening feeling every time I thought about it. I still do. ↗

— George W. Bush

#angry #every #every time #feeling #find