George W. Bush Quotes About Fighting

• We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Terrorism, Terrorist

  Address to the Nation on Iraqi Elections, www.cnn.com. December 18, 2005.

• I ask you to uphold the values of America and remember why so many have come here. We're in a fight for our principles, and our first responsibility is to live by them. No one should be singled out for unfair treatment or unkind words because of their ethnic background or religious faith.

  George W. Bush

  Religious, Responsibility, Fighting

  Address to Joint Session of Congress Following 9/11 Attacks, delivered 20 September 2001

• From a philosophical perspective, I want to fight off isolationism and protectionism, be it part of another voice out there that says, wait a minute, what matters to women in Afghanistan matters to America. An isolationist point of view says it doesn't matter. The articulation of "all life matters" helps frame the case that it does matter what happens to a woman in Afghanistan.

  George W. Bush

  Philosophical, Fighting, Views

  Source: www.texasmonthly.com

• As hope kindles hope, millions more will find it. By our efforts, we have lit a fire as well - a fire in the minds of men. It warms those who feel its power, it burns those who fight its progress, and one day this untamed fire of freedom will reach the darkest corners of our world.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Men, Fire

  Second Presidential Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 2005

• You are either with us or you are against us in the fight against terror.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Terror

  "President Welcomes President Chirac to White House". Remarks and Q&A, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. November 6, 2001.

• All of us here today understand this: We do not fight Islam, we fight against evil.

  George W. Bush

  Inspiration, Fighting, Evil

  Remarks by the President To the Warsaw Conference on Combatting Terrorism, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. November 6, 2001.

• Americans understand we fight not a religion; ours is not a campaign against the Muslim faith. Ours is a campaign against evil.

  George W. Bush

  Inspiration, Fighting, Muslim Faith

• ...the role of the military is to fight and win war and, therefore, prevent war from happening in the first place.

  George W. Bush

  Peace, Military, War

  George W. Bush at the first presidential debate at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts, www.debates.org. October 3, 2000.

• We're fighting people that hates our values, they can't stand what America stands for.

  George W. Bush

  Hate, Humor, Fighting

  George W. Bush Calls for Action on the Economy and Energy, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. October 26, 2001.

• We will fight with full force and might of the United States military.

  George W. Bush

  Military, Fighting, President

• We must show new energy in fighting back an old evil. Nearly two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, and more than a century after slavery was officially ended in its last strongholds, the trade in human beings for any purpose must not be allowed to thrive in our time.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Two, Evil

  Third Address to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered 23 September 2003, New York, NY

• The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear - and they should be afraid, because freedom is on the march.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Greatest Fear, March

  2004 Republican National Convention Address, delivered 2 September 2004, Madison Square Garden, New York

• The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror - and America is honored to be their friend.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Men, America

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

• People say, 'How can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil?' You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you.

  George W. Bush

  Children, War, Love You

  "W.'s Greatest Hits" by Jacob Weisberg, www.slate.com. January 12, 2009.

• I want to remind you all that in order to fight and win the war, it requires an expenditure of money that is commiserate with keeping a promise to our troops to make sure that they're well paid, well trained, well equipped.

  George W. Bush

  War, Fighting, Winning

  George W. Bush's Press Conference, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. December 15, 2003.

• We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace. We know that oppressive governments support terror, while free governments fight the terrorists in their midst. We know that free peoples embrace progress and life, instead of becoming the recruits for murderous ideologies.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Differences, Government

  United Nations General Assembly Address, delivered 21 September 2004, New York, NY

• First of all, I - right after September the 11th, I knew we were fighting a different kind of war. . . . And the people responsible for helping us protect and defend came forth with the current program, because it enables us to move faster and quicker. And that's important. We've got to be fast on our feet, quick to detect and prevent. . . .

  George W. Bush

  War, Moving, Fighting

• I believe that we will succeed in Iraq, because, one, the Iraqis want to live in a free society. And, two, that the Iraqis want to take the fight to the enemy. And people want me to put a timetable on things; that's a huge mistake. Putting a timetable on this - on our stay there in Iraq simply emboldens the enemy and discourages our friends.

  George W. Bush

  Mistake, Believe, Fighting

  Source: www.theguardian.com

• The best way to fight evil is to do some good. Let me qualify that—the best way to fight evil at home is to do some good. The best way to fight them abroad is to unleash the military.

  George W. Bush

  Military, Home, Fighting

• Over time it's going to be important for nations to know they will be held accountable for inactivity. You're either with us or against us in the fight against terror.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Important, Terrorism

  "President Welcomes President Chirac to White House". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. November 6, 2001.

• When our children and grandchildren look back on this period, one question will overwhelm all the rest: Did we do everything in our power to fight and to win the war on terror? That's the fundamental question this generation faces.

  George W. Bush

  Children, War, Fighting

  Speech at a Georgia rally, www.nytimes.com. October 31, 2006.

• Today the Iraqi and Afghan people are on the path to democracy and freedom. The governments that are rising will pose no threat to others. Instead of harboring terrorists, they're fighting terrorist groups. And this progress is good for the long-term security of all of us.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Government, Long

  United Nations General Assembly Address, delivered 21 September 2004, New York, NY

• The strategic objective is to help Iraq government succeed.That's the strategic and not only to help the government the reformers in Iraq succeed, but to help the reformers across the region succeed to fight off the elements of extremism.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Succeed, Helping

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• The reason we start a war is to fight a war, win a war, thereby causing no more war!

  George W. Bush

  War, Fighting, Winning

• The enemy understands a free Iraq will be a major defeat in their ideology of hatred. That's why they're fighting so vociferously.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Iraq, Hatred

  Transcript of the first Bush-Kerry Presidential Debate, www.debates.org. September 30, 2004.

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