Below is a quote from the State of the Union Address delivered by President George W. Bush on January 29, 2002. Use the quote to answer the question below it.

"My call tonight is for every American to commit at least two years---4,000 hours over the rest of your lifetime---to the service of your neighbors and your nations...America needs retired doctors and nurses who can be mobilized in major emergencies; volunteers to help police and fire departments; transportation and utility workers well-trained in spotting danger.

Our country also needs citizens working to rebuild our communities. We need mentors to love children, especially children whose parents are in prison. And we need more talented teachers in troubled schools...And America needs citizens to extend the compassion of our country to every part of the world."

President Bush's last statement in this quotation asks U.S. citizens to 'extend the compassion of our country to every part of the world." What do you think he means by this? Why do you think this would be important to him?

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Below is a quote from the State of the Union Address delivered by President George W. Bush on January 29, 2002. Use the quote to answer the question below it.

"My call tonight is for every American to commit at least two years---4,000 hours over the rest of your lifetime---to the service of your neighbors and your nations...America needs retired doctors and nurses who can be mobilized in major emergencies; volunteers to help police and fire departments; transportation and utility workers well-trained in spotting danger.

Our country also needs citizens working to rebuild our communities. We need mentors to love children, especially children whose parents are in prison. And we need more talented teachers in troubled schools...And America needs citizens to extend the compassion of our country to every part of the world."

President Bush's last statement in this quotation asks U.S. citizens to 'extend the compassion of our country to every part of the world." What do you think he means by this? Why do you think this would be important to him?