I think the most crucial assignment that falls on the shoulders of you and me... is to ensure the passage of the equal rights amendment.
Jimmy Carter: “I think the most crucial assignment that falls on the shoulders of you and me... is to ensure the passage of the equal…”
On the recordMarch 21, 1978
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Remarks at a Reception Honoring the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year, 1975
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