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Jimmy Carter: I say, let's prove that the Government of the United States belongs to the people of the United States.

On the recordApril 6, 1979
I say, let's prove that the Government of the United States belongs to the people of the United States.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Richmond, Virginia Remarks at the State Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner

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