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.

• 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

• 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.

• ...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

• I think if we have a policy of zero violence, it won't be met, but the policy of getting the Iraqis in the fight and marginalizing those who are trying to stir up trouble will be effective.

  George W. Bush

  Zero, Fighting, Thinking

• Where we find young democracies, we need to help them. Where we find the enemy, we need to fight them. And that's exactly the Bush policy.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Enemy, Democracy

  "President Bush Discusses Midterms; War on Terror Strategy With Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. October 31, 2006.

• Today, we're fighting a new war to defend our liberty and our people and our way of life. And as we work to advance the cause of freedom around the world, we remember that the father of our country believed that the freedoms we secured in our revolution were not meant for Americans alone.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Father, War

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

• We have learned that terrorist attacks are not caused by the use of strength; they are invited by the perception of weakness. And the surest way to avoid attacks on our own people is to engage the enemy where he lives and plans. We are fighting that enemy in Iraq and Afghanistan today so that we do not meet him again on our own streets, in our own cities.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Cities, Iraq

  "Bush administration on Iraq 9/11 link". news.bbc.co.uk.

• An all-volunteer army is best suited to fight the new wars of the 21st century.

  George W. Bush

  War, Fighting, Army

  The debate between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry at Washington University, www.cnn.com. October 9, 2004.

• I don't mind comments saying things about me. I do mind them saying things about those young, brave men and women who have volunteered. That's offensive to me that people would say those kind of comments about Americans who have volunteered to take the fight to the enemy.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Men, People

  "President Bush Discusses Midterms; War on Terror Strategy With Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. October 30, 2006.

• The fight against terrorism is not limited to America. Europe, Russia, Indonesia, Australia, the Phillipines, all have had their share of it, and all the leaders have been very cooperative in our efforts. But it is for America to lead, and we will.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Effort, Leader

  Source: www.counterpunch.org

• 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

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