When you know you have unconditional love, there is no point in rebellion and no need to fear failure.
— Decision Points
Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.
George W. Bush said this on 5 August 2004 while signing the bill that funded the Defense Department for the following year. He meant that the government, like its enemies, never stops looking for new ways to act, in its case to protect the country. The second sentence came out saying the government was thinking about harming its own people, and the press reported it as a slip of the tongue.
Source: Remarks at the signing of the defense appropriations bill, 5 August 2004
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