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Jimmy Carter: If there is one thing which can unite us all and which makes ideological arguments truly irrelevant, it is the whole…

On the recordFebruary 19, 1980
If there is one thing which can unite us all and which makes ideological arguments truly irrelevant, it is the whole subject of human rights and human dignity.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Toasts at the State Dinner During the Visit of President Moi of Kenya

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