State of the Union 2005

here's what the great GW said:

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As a new Congress gathers, all of us in the elected branches of government share a great privilege: We have been placed in office by the votes of the people we serve [unlike last time]. And tonight that is a privilege we share with newly elected leaders of Afghanistan, the Palestinian territories, Ukraine, and a free and sovereign [at some time in the unknown future] Iraq.

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In these four years, Americans have seen the unfolding of large events. We have known times of sorrow, and hours of uncertainty, and days of victory. In all this history, even when [and as often as] we have disagreed, we have seen threads of purpose that unite us. The attack on freedom in our world has reaffirmed our confidence in freedom's power to change the world. We are all part of a great venture: to extend the promise of freedom in our country, to renew the values that sustain our liberty, and to spread the peace [!?] that freedom brings.

As Franklin Roosevelt once reminded Americans, "Each age is a dream that is dying, or one that is coming to birth." And we live in the country where the biggest dreams are born. Our generation has dreams of its own, and we also go forward with confidence. The road of providence is uneven and unpredictable [just like my speeches], yet we know where it leads: It leads to freedom [and money].

Thank you, and may God bless America.

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here's what the great GW meant:

State of the Union Address

God bless America, indeed!

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