We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.

George W. Bush

Second Inaugural Address of George W. Bush

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Spread of freedom and democracy American foreign policy Political theory

Speaker

George W. Bush

Source

Second Inaugural Address of George W. Bush Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Bush, George W. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 2005, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Aristotle

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Aristotle
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Language
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Time
350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Aristotle. Politics, translated by R. F. Stalley and Sir Ernest Barker. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 5.

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Carthage must be destroyed.

Cato the Elder

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Plutarch
Source
Plutarch's Lives
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Language
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Time
149 BC 140s BC 2nd century BC
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Cato the Elder. Speech within the Roman Senate prior to the Third Punic War. c. 149 BC, Rome, Italy.