Jimmy Carter: “Like Plato, we Americans seek a perfect world which we see in our…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 1980

Like Plato, we Americans seek a perfect world which we see in our dreams.

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Democratic · Georgia

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Order of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Remarks at the Annual Dinner of the Supreme Lodge.

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Jimmy Carter: “Like Plato, we Americans seek a perfect world which we see in our dreams.”