1. "Learning a language," Bush said January 5, "is a kind gesture. It‘s a gesture of interest. It really is a fundamental way to reach out to somebody and say, I care about you." He also emphasized that the best way to talk to people about the universal values of freedom and democracy is in their own language.

2. And the best way to do that is to have those of us who understand freedom be able to communicate in the language of the people we‘re trying to help.
'4; In order to convince people we care about them, we‘ve got to understand their culture and show them we care about their culture.
'4; When somebody comes to me and speaks Texan, I know they appreciate the Texas culture.
'4; (Laughter.)
'4; I mean, somebody takes time to figure out how to speak Arabic, it means they‘re interested in somebody else‘s culture.
'4; Learning a language –– somebody else‘s language is a kind gesture.
'4; It‘s a gesture of interest.
'4; It really is a fundamental way to reach out to somebody and say, I care about you.
'4; I want you to know that I‘m interested in not only how you talk but how you live.