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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 14, 1978

Looking back over the years, we can learn from the experience here in Berlin the conditions for maintaining freedom and for reducing international tension by negotiation.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 14, 1978

I hope that you will take advantage of this chance to get to know Germany and Europe in depth.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 14, 1978

As a city of human freedom, human hope, and human rights, Berlin is a light to the whole world; a city on a hill—it cannot be hidden; the eyes of all people are upon you.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 14, 1978

I think that now with the unfortunate devaluation of the dollar, you can get much more bargains in our country than you could when you were there.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 14, 1978

We will never yield in our commitment to pointing out violations of the agreements.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 14, 1978

I'm honored to join the citizens of this vital and dynamic city to declare again, whatever happens, Berlin will remain free.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 14, 1978

Success is not measured by what we accumulate but by the positive impact we have on others.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 13, 1978

President Carter's mother, Lillian Carter, will visit the Sahel region of West Africa as an emissary of the President.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 13, 1978

I speak today with the sadness the whole world feels at the sentence given Anatoly Shcharanskiy.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 13, 1978

The struggle for human liberties is long and difficult, but it will be won.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 13, 1978

We are all sobered by this reminder that, so late in the 20th century, a person can be sent to jail simply for asserting his basic human rights.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 12, 1978

I will nominate Jane Hurt Yarn, of Atlanta, Ga., to be a member of the Council on Environmental Quality.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 12, 1978

All of the information contained in this report is available to Congress during annual appropriations and oversight hearings.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 12, 1978

I will nominate William K. Smith, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United States Railway Association for a 6-year term.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 12, 1978

We don't expect to solve all the problems of the world, but we do expect to leave the economic summit with a more thorough understanding.

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