Thursday January 20, 2005 Inaugural Address Quotes
Freedom is a tremendously powerful force for positive change - here and abroad. Where people are free, as our Creator intended, the forces of tyranny and hatred cannot take hold. This is a point that George W. Bush emphasized in his 2005 inaugural address:"There is only one force of history that can break the reign of hatred and resentment, and expose the pretensions of tyrants, and reward the hopes of the decent and tolerant, and that is the force of human freedom."
"We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world."
"...it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world."
"All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: the United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you."
"We have confidence because freedom is the permanent hope of mankind, the hunger in dark places, the longing of the soul."
Full text of the address here.
( Jan 20 2005, 10:25:22 PM PST )
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