George W. Bush Quotes About Debate

• Our nation must defend the sanctity of marriage. The outcome of this debate is important-and so is the way we conduct it. The same moral tradition that defines marriage also teaches that each individual has dignity and value in God's sight.

  George W. Bush

  Faith, Sight, Gay Marriage

  Third Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2004

• I don't remember debates. I don't think we spent a lot of time debating it. Maybe we did, but I don't remember.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Thinking, Political

• I think by not participating in the current political debate, hopefully I'm sending a signal that will help set a tone.

  George W. Bush

  Thinking, Political, Tone

  Source: www.aarp.org

• A lot of the reason why the debate is acrimonious is because of the 24/7 news cycles, blogs, and people being able to just throw something out there in order to get attention. And I'm not going be out there doing the same thing, trying to trash my successor or call attention to myself. I hope that's a positive contribution to the dialogue.

  George W. Bush

  Order, People, Trying

  Source: www.aarp.org

• I think that not criticizing my successor is a statement unto itself, in terms of trying to create an environment where people are able to have a meaningful discussion or debate without trash talk.

  George W. Bush

  Meaningful, Thinking, People

  Source: www.aarp.org

• There needs to be debates, like we're going through. There needs to be townhall meetings. There needs to be travel. This is a huge country.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Humor, Political

• Year after year in Washington, budget debates seem to come down to an old, tired argument: on one side, those who want more government, regardless of the cost; on the other, those who want less government, regardless of the need....Government has a role, and an important role. Yet, too much government crowds out initiative and hard work, private charity and the private economy....Government should be active, but limited; engaged, but not overbearing.

  George W. Bush

  Hard Work, Tired, Years

  Address to Joint Session of Congress, delivered 27 February 2001

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