A Charge to Keep
A Charge to Keep is a 1999 book written by then-Governor of Texas George W. Bush, with a foreword by Karen Hughes. Later editions have the sub-title My Journey To The White House.
Overview
The book contains a brief overview of Bush's life and political philosophy. It is not an autobiography in the strict sense, but rather a collection of non-chronological sketches and anecdotes about his years at Yale and Harvard, business career, and time as governor of Texas. He intersperses these with brief explanations of his political philosophy, including his belief in small government, capitalism, and a strong national defense.
More specific parts of his program, which he enumerates in the last pages, include creating a free market alliance with Canada and Latin America, modernizing Social Security, and firmness with non-aligned regimes, particularly Iraq and North Korea (pp. 238–9). The book has been described as containing only few revelations, among them Bush's account of his decision not to grant a stay of execution for Karla Faye Tucker, which he described as affecting him emotionally, contrary to media criticism at the time.
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by Iced Earth
A Charge To Keep
by: Iced EarthI must believe that what's a memory now
Was the only way
To know that all of those you love
Were just stripped away
And now if I'm the one to lead us
Into a brand new day
At peace I must be with the brutal truth
To truly lead the way
Please God, give me the strength to lead
(It's my charge to keep)
Make the sorrow the fuel I need
(It's my charge to keep)
Please God, give me the strength to lead
(It's my charge to keep)
Make the sorrow the fuel I need
(It's my charge to keep)
And now we must wipe the tears away
Gather up our inner strength
The loss of those we can't replace
Will bring about their fate
And though many lifetimes it will take
To bring justice on our way
We must never falter, we must never fail
This is our charge to keep
Please God, give me the strength to lead
(It's my charge to keep)
Make the sorrow the fuel I need
(It's my charge to keep)
Please God, give me the strength to lead
(It's my charge to keep)
Make the sorrow the fuel I need
(It's my charge to keep)
Please God, give me the strength to lead
(It's my charge to keep)
Make the sorrow the fuel I need
(It's my charge to keep)
Please God, give me the strength to lead
(It's my charge to keep)
Make the sorrow the fuel I need