George W. Bush: U.S. Discourse Has Been ‘Degraded by Casual Cruelty’

In a speech on Thursday, the former president spoke with a sharper edge, declaring that “bigotry seems emboldened” and “at times it seems like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together.”

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