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On the recordJanuary 3, 1978
Democracy is indeed a compelling idea, an idea so attractive that even its enemies now attempt to cloak repression with false democratic labels.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Paris, France Remarks at the Palais des Congres.

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