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Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are.
Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are.
Approximate author period: c. 1946 AD · modern
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- George W. Bush
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- Approximate author period: c. 1946 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1946; activity date not established; Wikidata Q207, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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