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Jimmy Carter: Ours is a nation, ours is an America that lives on hope—hope based on a real expectation of fulfillment, not based on…

On the recordMay 24, 1979
Ours is a nation, ours is an America that lives on hope—hope based on a real expectation of fulfillment, not based on fear or cynicism or hatred or divisiveness or selfishness or despair, but based on justice, equality, optimism, and faith.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Democratic National Committee Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the Committee's Spring Meeting

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