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Jimmy Carter: I see no reason why government should not be honest when the American people are honest.

On the recordAugust 23, 1976
I see no reason why government should not be honest when the American people are honest.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Remarks to the Iowa Democratic Party in Des Moines, Iowa

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