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Bushism of the Day

"I also understand how tender the free enterprise system can be."—White House press conference, Washington, D.C., July 9, 2002

For more, see "The Complete Bushisms."

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Bush on Bushisms!"Most of you probably didn't know that I have a new book out. Some guy put together a collection of my wit and wisdom—or, as he calls it, my accidental wit and wisdom. [ Laughter.] But I'm kind of proud that my words are already in book form."—Radio-Television Correspondents Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 29, 2001 (Click here for the full transcript.)

To buy a paperback version of the collected Bushisms, click here.

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