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Jimmy Carter: Whenever a government prescribed freedom as a basic premise, inevitably the strong overcame the weak.

On the recordAugust 29, 1976
Whenever a government prescribed freedom as a basic premise, inevitably the strong overcame the weak.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Excerpt of Remarks to the Voter Education Project Leadership in Atlanta, Georgia

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