Frasi di George Bush
George Bush
Data di nascita: 6. Luglio 1946
Altri nomi: George Walker Bush, Джордж Буш
George Walker Bush è un politico e imprenditore statunitense, 43º Presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America dal 2001 al 2009.
Chiamato comunemente George W. Bush o George Bush, è noto anche come George Bush junior poiché figlio dell'ex presidente George H. W. Bush.
È stato il 43º presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America. Il suo primo mandato quadriennale come presidente è cominciato il 20 gennaio 2001, in seguito alle elezioni presidenziali del 7 novembre 2000. Le successive elezioni presidenziali del 2 novembre 2004 lo hanno riconfermato per un secondo mandato, che ha avuto inizio il 20 gennaio 2005 ed è scaduto il 20 gennaio 2009.
Prima di diventare presidente, Bush è stato uomo d'affari e governatore del Texas dal 1995 al 2000. È fratello dell'ex governatore della Florida, Jeb Bush.
Frasi George Bush
„Col passare degli anni, la maggioranza degli americani è stata in grado di tornare a vivere una vita normale, come prima dell'undici settembre. Ma io no. Ogni mattina ho ricevuto i briefing sulle minacce alla nostra nazione. E ho giurato che avrei fatto tutto quanto in mio potere per mantenerci al sicuro.“
citato in Christian Rocca, Bush è il presidente peggiore degli ultimi 50 anni o ha salvato l'occidente? http://www.camilloblog.it/archivio/2009/01/17/bush-e-il-presidente-peggiore-degli-ultimi-50-anni-o-ha-salvato-loccidente/, Il Foglio, 17 gennaio 2009
„[La condanna a morte inflitta a Saddam Hussein] Una pietra miliare sulla strada della democrazia.“
dal Corriere della sera, 5 novembre 2006
„La definizione di «Guerra al terrorismo» non è accurata. Dovremmo chiamarla: «La lotta contro estremisti ideologizzati che non credono nelle società libere che talvolta usano il terrore come un'arma per cercare di stravolgere le coscienze del mondo libero».“
dal President's Remarks to the Unity Journalists of Color Convention del 6 agosto 2004
„Questi sono i risultati ufficiali dell'anno fiscale conclusosi il 30 febbraio.“
http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061011-7.html,11 ottobre 2006
„Penso che siamo tutti d'accordo, il passato è finito.“
dal The Dallas Morning News, 10 maggio 2000
„Non mi ritirerò dall'Iraq neanche se restassero ad appoggiarmi solo mia moglie Laura e il mio cane Barney.“
dall'intervista a The Times del 10 dicembre 2006
„For 250 years the captives endured an assault on their culture and their dignity. The spirit of Africans in America did not break. Yet the spirit of their captors was corrupted.“
2000s, 2003, Hope and Conscience Will Not Be Silenced (July 2003)
Contesto: There was a time in my country's history where one in every seven human beings was the property of another. In law, they were regarded only as articles of commerce, having no right to travel or to marry or to own possessions. Because families were often separated, many were denied even the comfort of suffering together. For 250 years the captives endured an assault on their culture and their dignity. The spirit of Africans in America did not break. Yet the spirit of their captors was corrupted. Small men took on the powers and airs of tyrants and masters. Years of unpunished brutality and bullying and rape produced a dullness and hardness of conscience. Christian men and women became blind to the clearest commands of their faith and added hypocrisy to injustice. A republic founded on equality for all became a prison for millions. And yet in the words of the African proverb, no fist is big enough to hide the sky. All of the generations oppressed under the laws of man could not crush the hope of freedom and defeat the purposes of God.
„But they have miscalculated: We love our freedom, and we will fight to keep it“
2000s, 2006, State of the Union (January 2006)
Contesto: Lacking the military strength to challenge us directly, the terrorists have chosen the weapon of fear. When they murder children at a school in Beslan or blow up commuters in London or behead a bound captive the terrorists hope these horrors will break our will, allowing the violent to inherit the earth. But they have miscalculated: We love our freedom, and we will fight to keep it.
„We need to aim high, but we also need to be realistic“
2000s, 2001, Radio Address to the Nation (January 2001)
Contesto: These are the elements of the plan I am proposing. Real reform starts by giving schools and school districts more authority and flexibility. We cannot expect schools to change unless they have the freedom to change. My plan respects the principle of local control. It does not try to run the schools from a central office in Washington. I view principals, teachers and parents as allies in reform. They are ready to raise the standards, ready to take responsibility and answer for results. Those results must be measured by testing every child every year, in tests developed and administered by states and local districts, not the federal government. Without yearly testing, we do not know who is falling behind and who needs our help. Without yearly testing, too often we don't find failure until it is too late. Testing allows us to help children early, before frustration turns into apathy. We need to aim high, but we also need to be realistic. Many schools, particularly those in poor neighborhoods, will need help to meet high standards. And they will have it, including a new $5 billion initiative over five years for reading instruction. The goal is to improve our public schools. We want them to succeed, and when they're willing to change, we'll give them the tools to do so.
„At every turn, the struggle for equality was resisted by many of the powerful. And some have said we should not judge their failures by the standards of a later time, yet in every time there were men and women who clearly saw this sin and called it by name. We can fairly judge the past“
2000s, 2003, Hope and Conscience Will Not Be Silenced (July 2003)
Contesto: At every turn, the struggle for equality was resisted by many of the powerful. And some have said we should not judge their failures by the standards of a later time, yet in every time there were men and women who clearly saw this sin and called it by name. We can fairly judge the past by the standards of President John Adams, who called slavery 'an evil of colossal magnitude'. We can discern eternal standards in the deeds of William Wilberforce and John Quincy Adams and Harriet Beecher Stowe and Abraham Lincoln. These men and women, black and white, burned with a zeal for freedom and they left behind a different and better nation. Their moral vision caused Americans to examine our hearts, to correct our Constitution and to teach our children the dignity and equality of every person of every race.
„It's one thing to say, you know, I don't appreciate the way he's handled his business. It's another thing to say this man's a racist. I resent it. It's not true“
Interview with Matt Lauer http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/40073863#40074094 (2010), aired 8 November 2010.
2010s, 2010, Interview with Matt Lauer (November 2010)
Contesto: Yes I do, he called me a racist... That's saying he's a racist. I didn't appreciate it then and I don't appreciate it now. It's one thing to say, you know, I don't appreciate the way he's handled his business. It's another thing to say this man's a racist. I resent it. It's not true, and it's one of the most disgusting moments of my presidency.
„Too many of our citizens have cause to doubt our nation's justice when the law points a finger of suspicion at groups, instead of individuals. All our citizens are created equal and must be treated equally. Earlier today, I asked John Ashcroft, the Attorney General, to develop specific recommendations to end racial profiling. It is wrong, and we will end it in America. It is wrong.“
2000s, 2001, Address to Joint Session of Congress on Administration Goals (February 2001)
Contesto: As government promotes compassion, it also must promote justice. Too many of our citizens have cause to doubt our nation's justice when the law points a finger of suspicion at groups, instead of individuals. All our citizens are created equal and must be treated equally. Earlier today, I asked John Ashcroft, the Attorney General, to develop specific recommendations to end racial profiling. It is wrong, and we will end it in America. It is wrong. In so doing, we will not hinder the work of our nation’s brave police officers. They protect us every day, often at great risk. But by stopping the abuses of a few, we will add to the public confidence our police officers earn and deserve.
