George W. Bush Quotes
I trust God speaks through me. Without that I could not do my job.
Bush made religion a driver of his Presidency and policies in a way far in excess of other American Presidents. See {633550}. There has always been some debate as to whether he actually believed that or he was just saying it to pander to the religious conservatives who formed an important component of his base.
George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, Son of President George W. Bush, Statement to a group of Amish, Lancaster Pennsylvania, 2002, Quoted on PBS The Dianne Rehm Show, March 24, 2006
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Bush, himself a born-again Christian, made religion in general and fundamentalist Christian values in particular, a major driver of policy making in his administration, subjugating science, medicine, research and social policy to the prevailing views of the evangelical and other fundamentalist Christians. He also claimed that God spoke though him as President. See {589627}.
Of all presidential statements about a Supreme Being, this is probably the one that argues for the greatest dependency on such. It is not quoted very often because Pierce was one of our weaker Presidents.
- Born: July 6, 1946
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Former President of the U.S., Former Governor of Texas, Politician, Attorney
George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. He was born into the Bush family; his father, George H. W. Bush, was the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993.
