English subtitles for clip: File:U.S. President George W. Bush's address to the nation on the day's terrorist attacks (September 11, 2001).ogv

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good evening today our fellow citizens

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our way of life our very freedom came

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under attack in a series of deliberate

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and deadly terrorist acts the victims

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were in airplanes or in their offices

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secretaries businessmen and women

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military and federal workers moms and

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dads friends and neighbors thousands of

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lives were suddenly ended by evil

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despicable acts of terror the pictures

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of airplanes flying into buildings fires

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burning huge huge structures collapsing

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have filled us with disbelief terrible

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sadness and a quiet unyielding anger

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these acts of mass murder were intended

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to frighten our nation into chaos and

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retreat but they have failed our country

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is strong a great people has been moved

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to defend a great nation terrorist

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attacks can shake the foundations of our

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biggest buildings but they cannot touch

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the foundation of America these acts

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shatter steel but they cannot dent the

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steel of American resolve America was

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targeted for attack because we're the

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brightest beacon for freedom and

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opportunity in the world and no one will

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keep that light from shining today our

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nation saw evil the very worst of human

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nature and we responded with the best of

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America with the daring of our rescue

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workers with the caring of four

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strangers and neighbors who came to give

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blood and help in any way they could

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immediately following the first attack I

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implemented our government's emergency

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response plans our military is powerful

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and it's prepared our emergency teams

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are working in New York City and

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Washington DC to help with local rescue

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efforts our first priority is to get

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help to those who have been injured and

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to take every precaution

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to protect our citizens at home and

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around the world from further attacks

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the functions of our government continue

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without interruption federal agencies in

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Washington which had to be evacuated

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today are reopening for essential

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personnel tonight and will be open for

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business tomorrow our financial

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institutions remain strong and the

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American economy will be open for

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business as well the search is underway

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for those who are behind these evil acts

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I've directed the full resources of our

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intelligence and law enforcement

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communities to find those responsible

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and to bring them to justice we will

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make no distinction between the

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terrorists who committed these acts and

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those who harbor them I appreciate so

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very much the members of Congress who

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have joined me in strongly condemning

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these attacks and on behalf of the

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American people I thank the many world

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leaders who have called to offer their

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condolences and assistance America and

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our friends and allies join with all

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those who want peace and security in the

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world and we stand together to win the

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war against terrorism tonight I ask for

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your prayers for all those who grieve

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for the children whose worlds have been

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shattered for all whose sense of safety

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and security has been threatened and I

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pray they will be comforted by a Power

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greater than any of us spoken through

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the ages in Psalm 23 even though I walk

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through the valley of the shadow of

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death I fear no evil for you are with me

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this is a day when all Americans from

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every walk of life unite in our resolve

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for justice and peace America has stood

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down any enemies before and we will do

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so this time none of us will ever forget

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this day yet we go forward to defend

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freedom and all that is good and just in

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our world thank you good night and God

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bless america