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Jimmy Carter: I haven't met a small farmer who wants to be on welfare or guaranteed a profit without work, but we should take away his…

On the recordAugust 24, 1976
I haven't met a small farmer who wants to be on welfare or guaranteed a profit without work, but we should take away his chains.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Address at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines

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