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Bushism of the Day

By Jacob Weisberg
Posted Friday, May 10, 2002, at 1:33 PM ET

"The public education system in America is one of the most important foundations of our democracy. After all, it is where children from all over America learn to be responsible citizens and learn to have the skills necessary to take advantage of our fantastic opportunistic society."—Santa Clara, Calif., May 1, 2002.

For more, see "The Complete Bushisms."

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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Jacob Weisberg is editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy.
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