Jimmy Carter actually said...

This denial of basic freedoms is a direct violation of the Helsinki Accords and a blow to the aspirations of all mankind to establish respect for human rights.

Context

Nobel Laureate Andrei Sakharov White House Statement

01/22/1980

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