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Jimmy Carter: The true measure of a nation’s success is its ability to address the needs of its most vulnerable citizens.

On the recordMarch 17, 1978
The true measure of a nation’s success is its ability to address the needs of its most vulnerable citizens.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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