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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Mar 9, 1977

I think it is accurate to say that the closest friends we have are in Great Britain.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Mar 9, 1977

We have appointed strong, vigorous, sometimes controversial women spokesmen to positions of crucial importance.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Mar 8, 1977

My commitment to withdraw American ground troops from Korea has not changed.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Mar 8, 1977

I requested $1.5 billion, to be spent over an 18-month period, for new youth unemployment programs.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Mar 8, 1977

I did it with a sense of relief, a sense of sure judgment, and a sense of confidence.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Mar 8, 1977

I think it's entirely appropriate for our own country to take the leadership role and let the world say that the focal point for the preservation and protection of human rights is in the United States of America.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Mar 8, 1977

We would concentrate these projects where the need was greatest, but they would be open to all unemployed youth.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Mar 8, 1977

Three-quarters of the money would be spent through the CETA system on the basis of applications to the Secretary.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Mar 8, 1977

I have asked the Congress for this one-year extension to give us time to review the program and consider what steps would make it most responsive to the problems of the unemployed.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Mar 8, 1977

This would employ young Americans aged 16 to 24 in conservation programs and in the maintenance and improvement of public parks, forests and recreation areas.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Mar 8, 1977

I've sent to Congress this morning, a youth employment package which will consist of about $1/2 billion, part of the economic stimulus package.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Mar 8, 1977

I would be opposed to mass arrests, and I would be opposed to preventive detention as a general policy and even as a specific policy, unless it was an extreme case.

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